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January 04, 2005
VW and ADM co-operating on BioDiesel?
Was crusing the Cars.com site to compare diesel cars today and came across this ditty:
cars.com: 2005 Volkswagen Buying Guide | Volkswagen Prices
On a different note, Wittig announced at the 2004 Detroit auto show that Volkswagen signed a letter of agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. to perform joint research into biodiesel fuels. Volkswagen says it's the first time a leading car manufacturer has entered into such an agreement to develop renewable fuels for the future.
and found some more links on this partnership:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3888241/
http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnn40480.htm
Posted by Martin at January 4, 2005 09:58 AM
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I spoke to the project lead on the VW side. He was very negative on biodiesel. So they're either playing the pr/politics game, or engaging in FUD as they prepare their stealth strategy. With Daimler Chrysler moving ahead with the b5 Jeep Liberty, I would bet VW will look to respond and entrench/extend the TDI market share by embracing biodiesel. That said, the project lead dismissed biodiesel as "a short sighted, short term solution." This was in June 04.
Posted by: Rob Elam ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.b100fuel.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at January 4, 2005 03:20 PM
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