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OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 23, 2009 · 30 VW offers up to $1,000 as part of Retire Your Ride Metroland Newspapers Carguide Magazine As a part of its TDI Clean Diesel offensive, Volkswagen Canada has announced that it would offer up to an additional $1,000 to customers who are eligible for the Federal Government's "Retire Your Ride" vehicle scrappage program. the 2009 model year Jetta TDI Clean Diesel sedan. This would be used towards the lease or "We felt it was time to stimulate the market and help 0 per cent finance purchase of the "Green people move out of old vehicles that contribute the majorCar Journal's 2009 Green Car of the Year", ity of the pollution and greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles on the road today," according to John White, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group Canada. "We were hoping that the government would provide something more aggressive with their program. Upon hearing the news that they wouldn't, we decided to move ahead and get things going ourselves as part of our BlueMotionTechnologies commitment to sustainability. We are the only car company in Canada that can make such a compelling offer to purchase the Green Car of the Year." Canada's Vehicle Recycling Program agrees with White. Its website claims that, "...1995 model year and older vehicles produce 19 times more smog-forming pollutants than 2004 and newer models. In fact, these older vehicles make up one quarter of vehicles driven by Canadians and can generate as much as half of the smog-forming pollutants caused by personal vehicle use." Customers who are eligible for the "Retire Your Ride" Program can receive up to $1,000 from Volkswagen towards the lease or purchase of the "2009 Green Car of the Year", on top of the $300 offered under the government's program. Volkswagen's "Green for Clean" program will run until the end of this year. Details on how Volkswagen plans to offer customers "Green for Clean" are available at Volkswagen dealers across Canada or at www.vw.ca. Ener1 and Volvo team-up for exciting new C30 battery electric car Metroland Newspapers Carguide Magazine ENER1, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, is teaming-up with Volvo Car Corporation to provide American­made lithium-ion batteries for the Volvo C30 Battery Electric Vehicle prototype. The battery is designed and developed in the U.S. by EnerDel, Inc., Ener1's U.S. battery subsidiary. This follows the recently announced collaboration with Volvo on the plug-in hybrid V70 demonstration vehicles being road tested in Europe this fall, which also feature EnerDel lithium-ion batteries. The C30 Battery Electric Vehicle is part of Volvo Car Corporations DRIVe towards Zero Strategy and is a mobile test bed proving that through intelligent packaging and technology, a pure electric vehicle can be great to drive while not compromising on factors such as luggage space and interior comfort. It is designed as a zero emission, city commuter car covering the day-to-day mobility needs of more than 90 per cent of European commuters. The 150km (95 mile) range and packaging efficiency of the vehicle is derived in a large part from the highly efficient lithium-ion battery, designed and manufactured by EnerDel, who produces some of the highest energy density battery cells in the world.