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Diesel plug-in hybrid Volkswagen CrossBlue debuts at Detroit

At the Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen wowed journalists with the ground-breaking CrossBlue SUV Concept. The concept Volkswagen says represents a potential new product only for the US and Canadian market…

Volkswagen Cross Coupe TDI Plug-in Hybrid Concept

For some time the efficiency debate has been between choosing a diesel car or a hybrid. Others have claimed a plug-in hybrid or a pure electric vehicle should be the…

Not For USA: Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel Hybrid

Peugeot of France has finally taken the best of both worlds an married them. While gasoline hybrids do very well, the obvious question is what would you get adding the…

Volkswagen XL1 Diesel-Hybrid Concept

In 2009 Volkswagen showed the L1 concept, the first generation of the vehicle you see here. The XL1 is the evolution of the diesel-hybrid concept that won accolades two years…

Test Drive: 2011 Chevrolet Volt

Okay, okay, okay. It’s not a diesel car so why is DieselDig reviewing it? Well because honestly Chevrolet invited us to drive it and it can be considered a competing…

Volvo Debuts V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid At Geneva

A car that Volvo plans to see in production by 2012, The Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid finally takes advantage of both a high efficiency diesel engine and plug-in electric…

Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel Concept

There’s just something cool about taking a Mercedes off-road – I mean, can you really get much better than driving a $100,000 G-Class through rough terrain?  I didn’t think so….

GM Developing Diesel-Hybrids

At the moment, there is only one automaker in the world that has production plans for a car with a diesel hybrid powertrain: Peugeot. But that could change in the…

Volvo Diesel-Hybrids Coming To USA?

Volvo is a brand with a long heritage, but a recent problem. What used to be an outwardly safe car, and a  smart choice in a world of cracker boxes…