Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Following the steep decline in US industry sales in December 2008 and January 2009, GM responded by further lowering its forecast for 2009 US industry sales to 10.5 Saturn will remain in operation for the next several years, through the end of the planned lifecycle for all Saturn products. million units (57.5
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. Photo courtesy of FedEx. The BrightDrop Zevo 600. Photo courtesy of FedEx.
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. In early testing, the plug-in hybrid is capable of electric-only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds. V-6 flex-fuel engine. engine side.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. In April 2009, Consumer Reports recommended only 17% of the GM cars they tested while they recommended 70% of the Fords. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.
Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
State Chancellor James Oblinger said he expects to develop a battery that can power a vehicle without the aid of gasoline within the next two to five years. General Motors is also on the plug-in bandwagon with its Saturn Vue Green Line. liter turbocharged gasoline engine." Join Plug in Partners today.
Green Car Congress
MAY 9, 2009
At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2009
The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. For MY 2009, GM is offering 6 engine variants with direct injection in 10 models in North America, 18 worldwide. The MY 2009 engines include three 2.0-liter
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