VW Jetta Hybrid driver hits 49.9 mpg in 400-mile California eco ...

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We all know they really wanted to hit that 50 mile per gallon mark, but 49.9 mpg will have to do. That?s what Frank Zauft, the most fuel-efficient driver, achieved in the first-ever ?Think Blue. World Championship? competition (yes, the period?s supposed to be there) that Volkswagen has conducted in the US with the Jetta Hybrid.

The 402-mile rally wound from San Francisco to Santa Monica, covering both city streets and highways. Europe?s biggest automaker is pushing its ?Think Blue? series of events as a way to increase eco-awareness by promoting everything from more fuel-efficient cars to more energy-efficient factories.

VW first showed off the Jetta Hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show in January and said the car would get a combined 45 miles per gallon while being able to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 9.0 seconds. Volkswagen said in October that the model would go on sale in the US at the end of the year with a sticker price of $24,995. We?ve put VW?s press release on the Think Blue competition below.

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