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2009 Jetta BlueTDI Comes to US This Summer, Sports 60 MPG and Cleaner Emissions

Date: 05-12-2008
Type: news brief
Category: Clean Technology
Source: Gas 2.0
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Gas 2.0

VW’s ultra-low emission Jetta BlueTDI will be coming to the US mid-summer, according to an announcement made late last month at the Vienna Motor Symposium.

This newer version of the Jetta will meet the strictest emissions standards in the world—BIN5/LEV2—which are enforced by 5 US states: California, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Vermont. BIN5/LEV2 standards severely cap nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions (0.05 g/mile), one of the two tailpipe pollutants that have given diesels a bad rap.

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