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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. 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. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate. Google founder Sergey Brin drove one of the 2001 Th!nk Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. I believe Google would find Th!

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles.

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