Greenpeace Questions the Volkswagen Golf VII

I think almost everyone is aware of the clash between the environmental organization Greenpeace and Volkswagen but if not, let me give you some background: Greenpeace accuses Volkswagen of doing little or nothing to reduce fossil fuel consumption as Europe’s largest vehicle producer and on the verge of becoming the largest manufacturer with models on sale around the world.

And since the Golf is the only vehicle from the German group that will be sold worldwide, the environmental group’s protests have intensified around the launch of the Golf VII, officially presented to the press just a few hours ago. A small Greenpeace demonstration was seen in Berlin yesterday, attempting in some way to sabotage the presentation of the new Golf.

According to the activists, the Golf is a benchmark model for other brands and the most important car for Volkswagen. For this reason, Greenpeace has demanded fuel consumption of 3L/100 Km, instead of the 4.9L/100 Km disclosed by Volkswagen for the petrol versions. Greenpeace has stated that the figures released by Volkswagen are shameful and that it is pointless for the electric version to be launched next year, since it will not influence the total volume of the German brand, because “what matters” is the petrol version.

I want to point out something: Greenpeace claims that the petrol version is the problem and the focus of its new complaint against Volkswagen, while it acknowledges that the electric version will carry no weight in the volume of Golfs sold; an argument that is entirely unfounded, since what Greenpeace should be demanding is bringing forward the electric version so that the public has the chance to buy it and thus reducing the number of fossil-fuel cars the German brand would put on sale in the future.

Volkswagen has responded with its best argument: the next Blue Motion version of the Golf VII will have consumption of only 3.2L/100 Km, and the model presented is the best answer to ever-higher fuel prices.

Via | Automotive News

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