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Penske Backs Out of Saturn Deal; Brand to Wind Down

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(PAG) has terminated its discussions with General Motors Company to acquire the Saturn brand, citing concerns directly related to the future supply of vehicles beyond the supply period it had negotiated with GM. The company had negotiated a definitive agreement with GM to source vehicles on a contract-manufactured basis for a period of time.

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Revealed: Jupiter’s Secret Power Source

Cars That Think

It's too early to say, but scientists will want to replicate the findings and then see if they also explain the heating they see on the other gas giants in the solar system—Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. It tells you there's an issue, and hopefully our observations have solved it definitively. “We sure it's the aurora?'

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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Definitive measures of carbon foot print and broader assessments of sustainability will require utilization of formal lifecycle assessment tools. The Saturn L300 and European-market Opel Vectra have package trays and door panel inserts made of a kenaf and flax mixture. Sustainability/carbon foot print. General Motors.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. by Bill Cooke.

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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell to oversee Starship program, Starbase facilities

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As Chief Operating Officer, Shotwell was, by definition, already overseeing Starbase operations and the Starship program to some degree. She became President and COO after navigating NASA’s first major SpaceX contract in 2008 and still holds both positions 14 years later.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution.

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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. “It very definitely opens a window of opportunity for us,” Lutz said of Toyota’s potential delay. Lutz said GM is pushing to have Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid on the road by 2009. -- ( Autoweek ). "I I think that our No.

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