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The New VW Touareg Hybrid | By SEBASTIAN DERUNGS, AFP/Getty Images

This week Volkswagen continued their push to be the dominant auto maker in terms of fuel efficiency, beginning with their unveiling of the all new VW Touareg and Touareg Hybrid. The Touareg, showed for the first time at this week’s Geneva International Motor Show, will come in gas, diesel, and hybrid versions. The hybrid version will be capable of about 25 miles of electric-only driving. Don’t let the “hybrid” sticker fool you, though. This thing will tow more than 3 tons of boat or trailer. All three models get even more improvement in fuel efficiency because of the equipped eight-speed transmission.

Aside from the release of the Touareg, Volkswagen also announced the planned arrival of its other hybrid models to the U.S. in the coming years. The 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid will come to the U.S. market in August of 2012, followed by the Passat Hybrid in August of 2013 and the Golf Hybrid in October of 2013.

VW will also begin consumer testing of all electric vehicles in the near future. 500 electric Golf hatchbacks will be tested next year in North America, Europe and China and the E-Up, VW’s electric mini car, will be launched by 2013.

Read more at USA Today and All Cars Electric

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