Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2011

diesel and gasoline) and multiple injections to control in-cylinder fuel reactivity to optimize combustion phasing, duration and magnitude. Bower’s team will use ethanol instead of gasoline, and biodiesel instead of standard diesel. The first, a Saturn Vue called the eMOOve, will be a series hybrid, to be completed in 2012.

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Engine Hybrid Wisconsin Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. 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.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

FCSM will operate within GM’s existing battery pack manufacturing facility site in Brownstown, Michigan, south of Detroit. The co-developed new generation stack builds on the compact size and high-performance of Honda’s current generation stack in the Clarity ( earlier post ) by achieving significant cost reductions.

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Honda GM Michigan Manufacturer 150

Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

said they have both pledged to participate in the project and are already developing a grid system that would allow drivers to charge their car batteries while away from home. may also join the program as researchers seek to develop lighter and safer vehicles that the batteries can power. liter turbocharged gasoline engine."

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Transportation North Carolina VUE Plug-in 100

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. In December, Nissan announced its "Green Program 2010," projecting a line of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars utilizing lithium-ion batteries of its own manufacture. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans."

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Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate. The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

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. And at this writing, the issue of Opel’s future ownership has yet to be settled.]

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262