Mobility and Sustainability.

As an internationally active vehicle manufacturer, we feel it is our task to stand up for sustainable environmental protection. This responsibility extends from research in future technologies and the development and manufacture of our products, the everyday use of Volkswagen all over the world up to waste prevention in spare parts logistics. For example, we check all production areas for the greatest possible environmental compatibility. We have developed a special form of controlling for this. It ensures that the environmental impacts on soil, water and air fall - just like energy consumption. The result is that the production sites have been certified according to the stringent European EMAS regulation or ISO 14001, which is valid worldwide. And we build the cars that are made there for people who also take their responsibility seriously.

Already today Volkswagen is making a significant contribution toward protecting our environment and resources tomorrow: by combining mobility with sustainability for people who care about the environment but don’t want to neglect the economical aspect. That’s how we take care of what is really important: nature.
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The TDI engine is well known for being as economical as it is powerful – a prime example of efficiency: Volkswagen's direct diesel injection offers the currently highest degree of engine efficiency and thus converts a considerable portion of the energy stored in the fuel into motion. No wonder that the first
3 l car was a Volkswagen TDI.

EcoFuel: Fewer exhaust fumes with gas
Volkswagen offers cars that run on natural gas under the “EcoFuel” label. Compared with a conventional petrol engine, the EcoFuel power plant running in natural gas mode produces around 80 percent less carbon monoxide and around 80 percent less nitrous oxides. CO2 emissions are reduced by 23 percent and are below 129 g/km.

The consumption and thus the CO2 emissions of a car are not only determined by its engine. The aim of environmentally friendly technologies from Volkswagen is to exhaust all possibilities. The DSG Dual Clutch Gearbox is another element of this: with smooth gear changes it offers superior comfort and, at the same time, ensures much lower consumption than with other automatic gearboxes with reduced power loss.