Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2009
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.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2009
The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. GM’s next-generation mild hybrid system, which was announced in 2008 ( earlier post ), is scheduled to debut in MY 2011, powered by a lithium-ion battery from Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd (HVE). Jack Rosebro.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
GM has simplified the two-mode hybrid system for application in front-wheel drive vehicles—the Saturn VUE being the first instance ( earlier post )—while retaining its functionality and capability, according to Mark Selogie, Senior Manager Power Electronics, GM Powertrain, speaking at the SAE Hybrid Symposium in San Diego (11-12 Feb).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2009
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. The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2011
The first, a Saturn Vue called the eMOOve, will be a series hybrid, to be completed in 2012. Bower says he hopes incorporating the RCCI engine technology into a vehicle will encourage industry leaders to adapt it for vehicles and even stationary power generators. One hurdle, though, will be the fuel infrastructure.
Green Cars News
MAY 7, 2009
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.
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 16, 2007
The logic is inexorable: We need to shift almost all power use to electricity. Tags: union of concerned scientists electric cars urge2 plug-in hybrid chevy volt Saturn grist NRDC vue Sierra Club. electrification has got to be the end goal. That means dialing back the ethanol frenzy. It's about the plug, stupid.
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