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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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Meanwhile, GM has decided to replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the US, since faulty switches may have been used to repair the vehicles. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

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

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The competition challenges university engineering students across North America to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining the vehicle’s performance and consumer appeal. In year two of the competition, teams incorporate their unique powertrains into the Saturn VUE.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV. The Hummer wasn’t the first of GM’s new Ultium EVs to get the green light for production.

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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. Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

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As Burning Man attempts to go green, here's to hoping they become the first American City to ban the internal combustion engine within its borders. Feet, pedals and electric motors only will make for a much more pleasant and greener event. Back after Labor Day. Google Guys Th!nk

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