VW hybrid breaks mpg record

摘要

Volkswagen has created a concept diesel-electric hybrid that achieves a fuel economy of 313 miles per gallon (mpg) - a record for such vehicles. Unveiled at the Qatar motor show last week, the XL1 has been in development for around 10 years and could go into low-volume production, according to Angus Fitton, product affairs manager at Volkswagen. "The concept has evolved, so it's a mixture of making clean-sheet design and setting out to make the car as efficient as possible,' he told The Engineer. The XL1 hybrid combines practicality with a fuel economy of 313mpg (0.91 per 100km) and CO_2 emissions of 24g/km.