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First steps

DIY Electric Car

It's a 2002 Saturn SL1 with 220,000 miles and a rough engine, however it still runs. Like the Chinese say "a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step" well I have made my first step! I have bought my donor car. The price was $900 which was OK I think? I am presently stuck on batteries? Attached Thumbnails.

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China Aims for a Permanent Moon Base in the 2030s

Cars That Think

On 3 January 2019 , the Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-4 descended toward the moon. The landing also prefigured grander Chinese lunar ambitions. Huang Jun , a professor at Beihang University, in Beijing, says a super heavy-lift rocket, the high-thrust Long March 9 , is a necessity for the future of Chinese aerospace. James Provost.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

Buick, meanwhile, was vitally important for the Chinese market, where today more than four times as many Buicks are sold as in North America. Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Lutz said GM is pushing to have Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid on the road by 2009. -- ( Autoweek ). "I 4/06/07 GM spokesman Jeff Holland said Friday that its Saturn Vue sport-utility vehicle will be available as a plug-in by the end of 2009. (

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. in chinese ?, How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. It is completely falling apart.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. So my Saturn SC1 does the job great I am getting 35-38 miles on the Hwy and with over 232,000 miles and runs like a champ. The first VCRs were well over a $1000.00

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