Volkswagen Is Getting Greener

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Publish date: 2010-02-01

The automaker of Volkswagen which has recently started rolling out new ecological models of cars to the market has now decided to do the same for vans. Acting on the ecological scheme, Volkswagen will launch a new BlueMotion version of Caddy in the next couple of months. All new Caddy vans will be of low emission type and, at the same time, these will be the first light commercial vehicles by BMW to wear the BlueMotion badge. The vans of the Caddy range will use some of the suite of technologies offered in Volkswagen BlueMotion cars and these include aerodynamic tweaks, higher gear ratios for lower rpm at cruising speed, low rolling resistance tyres and lower-than-usual ride height. The new Caddy vans will come equipped with a 1.9 litre TDI engine capable of delivering a horsepower of 104. As the company states launching of the new Caddy BlueMotion vans has been driven mainly by customer demand. In the vast majority of cases the Volkswagen sales teams are starting to be asked about Volkswagen’s green credentials which are part of many current tender processes. By introducing more new ecological vehicles to the market Volkswagen follows the footsteps of Ford, which just introduced the Econetic versions of Fiesta and Transit vans.

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