article thumbnail

GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

Green Car Congress

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

VUE 150
article thumbnail

PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

W e've had the people in our shop go over the new energy bill with an eye for Plug Ins and electric transportation in general. Sec 641 Energy Storage for Transportation and Electric Power Vehicle Demonstrations Directs DOE to carry out a program of electric drive vehicle energy storage technology demonstrations though a consortia.

PHEV 100
article thumbnail

Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

Green Car Congress

The Ohio State University took first place out of 17 universities in the US and Canada that competed in the first major milestone of this three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors, and many others including the Government of Canada. liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol.

Ohio 150
article thumbnail

GM and Honda to establish industry-first $85M joint fuel cell system manufacturing operation in Michigan

Green Car Congress

GM and Honda are acknowledged leaders in fuel cell technology with more than 2,220 patents between them, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index. 3, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed in 2002 through 2015. In addition, a president will be appointed to rotate between each company. GM and Honda rank No.

Honda 150
article thumbnail

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

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. It also offers better fuel economy than the M5. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.

GM 262
article thumbnail

Plug-ins to play part in GM future

Green Cars News

The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn. Speaking in 2008, Stephens said the Vue two-mode hybrid would deliver around a 50 per cent increase in combined fuel economy compared to the non-hybrid Vue XR.

VUE 36
article thumbnail

NREL/GM Project Finds Ultracaps Perform as Well or Better Than NiMH Pack for Energy Storage in Mild Hybrid Vehicle

Green Car Congress

NREL simulation results showed similar fuel consumption vs. energy window trends for various drive cycles, with approximately half of the fuel savings being provided by a window ? Reasons for the large total nominal energy in present production HEVs, the study concluded, included: Infrequent drive cycle use (e.g.,

NiMH 299