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. The Buick plug-in hybrid will use the same manganese-spinel based chemistry and polymer battery cells as the Volt.
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2009
Results of an earlier simulation study of capacitor sizing for the system shows that a 75-100 Whr capacitor bank is appropriate for a Saturn VUE-sized PHEV. Gold Peak USA is supplying prototype LiMnO 2 polymer batteries. Reduced-cost EDLCs, through capacitor construction that reduces labor cost (machine assembled with fewer parts).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2012
The Saturn L300 and European-market Opel Vectra have package trays and door panel inserts made of a kenaf and flax mixture. Part of the Ford Mustang GT RTD body is made of flax fiber-reinforced linseed-acrylate, which is a high-performance composite made of natural fibers embedded in a resin from the same plants (flax and linseed).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt.
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