I know Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now an important politician and the California Governor, but I can't help my self thinking of him being the Terminator, fighting some Predators in the jungle or Sharon Stone on Mars. As the California Governor Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger opened this year's International Los Angeles Auto Show and took special interest in the Volkswagen space up! blue concept car.
Mr. Schwarzenegger is interested in alternative fuel vehicles such the Volkswagen space up! blue concept and Volkswagen will be the first to bring clean diesel TDI technology to all 50 states.
Volkswagen Press Release:
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER VISITS VOLKSWAGEN’S EXHIBIT AT THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. introduces Volkswagen’s space up! blue concept car and reveals near term clean diesel plans
Los Angeles, – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger officially opened the .
International Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this morning. Touring the show after the press conference, he had the opportunity to sit behind the wheel of the recently unveiled Volkswagen space up! blue concept car. At a length of only 12 feet, it has a surprisingly large amount of room for four passengers and offers a realistic look into the future of zero-emission car travel in the future.
Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volkswagen of America, Inc. shared the space up! blue concept car with Governor Schwarzenegger. This concept car is powered by both electric propulsion and a
high temperature hydrogen fuel cell. The space up! blue concept design was inspired by the classic deluxe microbus of the 50’s and 60’s, and is the third member of the up!-family. Volkswagen has previously revealed a two-door up! concept car in Frankfurt and a four-door space up! was shown in Tokyo.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, famous as an actor and a politician, showed great interest in alternative fuel vehicles on display such as clean diesel power. Volkswagen of America, Inc. will be the first
to bring clean diesel TDI technology to all 50 states. The initial models equipped with the all-new clean diesel engine will be the Jetta Sedan and Jetta SportWagen. Volkswagen’s clean diesel TDI technology meets the world’s most stringent emission regulations, enabling 50 state availability
