The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. The Vue's platform outlived Saturn and still lives today, though.

VUE 93

VUE Saturn 2007 Green 93

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2009

If completed, the deal would save more than 350 dealerships and 13,000 jobs at Saturn and its retailers in the United States, and would preserve the Saturn brand. GM would continue production, on a contract basis, of the Saturn Aura, Vue and Outlook. General Motors Corp. Earlier post.)

Saturn 150

Saturn Puerto Rico Buy VUE 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project, funded by GM, found that an ultracapacitor-based energy storage system (ESS) in a Saturn VUE BAS (belt alternator starter) mild hybrid performed at least as well or better than the NiMH battery system in the production hybrid.

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NiMH Energy Storage VUE Saturn 299

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

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. We got a bigger cross section from across the United States, a pretty good cross section of younger people.

GM 262

GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This will reduce the transportation sectors use of oil to almost zero -- and cut the United States annual oil needs by 2/3. Additional resources: Plug In Partners: Natl Security Benefits Instit. for the Analysis of Global Security Set America Free coalition " Oil and Security " (PDF), by George Shultz and R.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Lutz said GM is pushing to have Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid on the road by 2009. -- ( Autoweek ). "I 4/06/07 GM spokesman Jeff Holland said Friday that its Saturn Vue sport-utility vehicle will be available as a plug-in by the end of 2009. (

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