Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year. Click to enlarge. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

AUGUST 26, 2022

And if you are willing to keep your foot off the floor, the vehicle will even take you 300 miles , with 100% complimentary lifetime charging. In Top Gear’s video in the rain, the hypercar handled more like the Saturn 5 rocket than a road-going vehicle. Much like other electric vehicles, the vehicle is far from featherweight.

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Pininfarina Ferrari Saturn Manufacturer 94

DIY Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

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? Attached Thumbnails. Attached Images.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

The company has accumulated millions of miles of real-world driving in fuel cell vehicles. The Clarity Fuel Cell received the best driving range rating from the EPA of any electric vehicle without a combustion engine with a range rating of 366 miles and fuel economy rating of 68 miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent combined.

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Honda GM Michigan Manufacturer 150

Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2023

Unofficial sources anticipate that liftoff will occur around 5:55 pm EST. If Falcon Heavy does launch shortly after sunset, it could put on a spectacular show , lighting up the twilight skies for hundreds of miles up and down the East Coast. While the records of N1 , Saturn V , and Energia still stand, all three were retired decades ago.

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Engine Saturn Installation Florida 142

Plugs and Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

From the pricey ads in national magazines devoting serious space to the Volt to today's announcement about the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue, GM is compelling me to take their expressed interest in plug-in cars seriously. As announced in Frankfort and reported in Detroit , GM hopes for a 2009 release of the first Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid SUV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. The end product is an all-electric vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. The pack carries a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty. AMP expects the battery packs to retain 80% of their capacity up to 100,000 miles.

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Conversion Motor Motors Motoring 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The “AMP’d” Equinox is an up-fitted GM Chevrolet Equinox that will reach a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h), and will accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in approximately eight seconds. With its 37 kWh Li-ion pack, range is 150 miles (241 km). AMP CEO Steve Burns announcing the 150-mile range Electric Equinox.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. By way of contrast, this weekend I will drive my RAV4 EV 135 miles from my home, plugging in to a dryer plug at a campground five miles down a dirt road a dozen miles from the metropolis of Plymouth CA, population 1070.

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

Saturn V, the most capable rocket ever flown, was fully expendable and could launch up to 118 metric tons (~260,000 lb) into orbit. SpaceX has, nonetheless, made significant progress.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. In early testing, the plug-in hybrid is capable of electric-only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

It would have a projected range of 82 miles and would be limited to 62.5 miles per hour. It would have a projected range of 82 miles and would be limited to 62.5 miles per hour. Smart brought in Lajdziak, the former chief of the Saturn brand for General Motors Co., Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp.

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San Jose Mini E Indianapolis Portland 178

Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 7, 2008

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. The Saturn came up a distant second, but everyone agreed that the Civic was the best.

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Kits Conversion Golf Cart Saturn 185

Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. Just 20 feet long, the smaller Zevo 400 is expected to fit into standard parking places (at least in some areas) but will offer the same projected range—up to 250 miles—as the Zevo 600.

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Commercial Vehicles GMC GM 136

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

Though 12 miles is well short of the 40 plus miles of the upcoming Chevy Volt, the costs associated with the hybrid system should also fall well short of the Volts costly power train. The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Miles 28

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. The all-electric DTE Energy fleet Saturn Vues will be powered by Amp’s exclusive modular electric powertrain system. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.) million Michigan homes and businesses.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. The afternoon was spent at the Milford Proving Grounds which covers 4,000 acres and includes over 132 miles of roads ranging from “ordinary” suburban lanes to a high speed test track. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

The Volt , provided GM can get the lithium battery right , will go about 40 miles on an electric charge. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. The Volt is the plug-in hybrid car GM showed at last January’s Detroit Auto Show. Good, sexy cars and a great price.

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Volt GM Saturn Cleaner 100

Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The two-mode plug-in hybrid technology that was originally supposed to appear in the Saturn VUE will now make its debut in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. According to Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, the vehicle is capable of electric only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

As underscored last month when GM announced it would build a plug-in hybrid version of its Saturn Vue, the logic of electric propulsion is compelling. Such a widget, known as a serial hybrid, could get over 100 miles per gallon. Electric motors are clean, lightweight, maintenance-free and powerful.

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Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The same site that supported the inaugural launch of Saturn V and the Space Shuttle and every single crewed mission to the Moon, Pad 39A’s next mission doesn’t carry quite the same gravity but will still be a milestone in the history of spaceflight. Along for the ride with Isaacman will be Ph.D.

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Saturn Transportation Affordable Engine 139

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2023

French cars and extreme-high-mile machinery are on my list, of course, plus Sawzall roadsters / pickups , art cars and oddball special editions. Saab dealers were issued rebadged Trailblazers and Subaru Imprezas , because what the hell, and Saturn offered Opels that few wanted.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

nk City could do the 20 – 50 mile round-trips without petroleum, using only the power from Google’s solar array. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. My RAV4 EV with NiMH batteries is going strong after more than 5 years and over 50,000 miles.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

A key difference between plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids is that plug-ins have a bigger battery pack and can be designed to run a passenger car on electricity for the first 60 miles -- about the length of an average daily commute. Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG). With a PHEV, your electric local travel drops to as little as 2-4 cents/mile. Using the average U.S. Using the average U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Saturn :Ken Norwicks online conversion diary Saturn: conversiondiary Solectria E-10 : Tom Husons new project SolectriaForce : Tom Hudson doesnt let cold weather stop him. ev-data.com : Electric vehiclemarket research and consultancy EV EmissionAnalysis: per-mile power plant emissions for EVs.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

The "Spirit" was recording 66.3MPG for 149 miles and registering 100,499 miles with fill-up at the Pilot Station in Eloy, AZ, taking in midgrade 8.295 gals x $2.05 = $17.88. The Eloyto-Phoenix run showed 59.6MPG for 77 miles. Ricky's a ASU Senior in Sustainable Environment, and who also sports "Electric Lime" - a Saturn EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

An ocean estimated to be anywhere from 40 to 100 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) deep spans the entire moon, locked beneath an icy surface over a dozen kilometers thick. The antenna needs to maintain a direct-to-Earth link across more than 550 million miles (900 million km) when Earth and Jupiter are at their point of greatest separation.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. April 17, 2009 2:00 pm Link Re: “…then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure.&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Thats right.

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