Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor. Bill Kwong, a spokesman for Toyota, says the company doesn't encourage buyers of its hybrids to use kits, made by some companies, that convert them into plug-ins, since "it cycles the batteries down way too deeply and shortens the life of the batteries."

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Gasoline-Electric Plug-in Plug Recharge 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. Where is affordable. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead?

Volt 42

Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41