Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

VUE 150

VUE Plug-in GM Saturn 150

Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn. Speaking in 2008, Stephens said the Vue two-mode hybrid would deliver around a 50 per cent increase in combined fuel economy compared to the non-hybrid Vue XR.

VUE 36

VUE Plug-in Saturn GM 36

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. If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be.

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41