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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Nissan introduced the Altima Hybrid as a 2007 model (and using licensed Toyota hardware), though it disappeared quickly and without leaving much trace. The Vue's platform outlived Saturn and still lives today, though.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Saturn Ion Redline

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Saturn made just 260 2006 Saturn Ion Redlines in the color red, and today's UCOTD is one of them. Saturn built 5,827 between 2004 and 2007. According to the seller, this car has been well-maintained and runs and drives well. It's a manual with a sunroof. It apparently also needs some paint.

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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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Meanwhile, GM has decided to replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the US, since faulty switches may have been used to repair the vehicles. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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GM Spring Hill Manufacturing, home to the former Saturn brand from 1990 to 2007, operates as a fully integrated complex. Chevrolet Equinox production began at the site in the third quarter of 2012 to meet growing consumer demand and support GM’s Canada operations.

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GM Suspending 2010 Malibu Hybrid Production; Next-Generation Li-Ion Mild Hybrid Expected for 2011

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The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. Hitachi Automotive Products produced the integrated starter-generators and the power electronics for GM’s 2007-2009 mild hybrids. Jack Rosebro.

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Grist Writer Gets the URGE2 Electrify

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As Roberts' posits, 2007 holds out tremendous promise, the stars are aligned. Tags: union of concerned scientists electric cars urge2 plug-in hybrid chevy volt Saturn grist NRDC vue Sierra Club. David Roberts is a staff writer at Grist , an online enviro magazine. He's written a piece in TomPaine.com that deserves attention.

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ANL Project on Actively Coupled Ultracapacitor-Battery System for PHEVs Attracting OEM Interest

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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. The project, which began in mid-2007, has so far completed hardware proof of concept testing.

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