Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2011
Under van Wijk’s concept, a plant would produce methanol from natural gas on the North Slope using the proposed GigaMethanol technology. If the entire daily output of North Slope gas (4.5 van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. GigaMethanol and Gas to Gasoline (Janus NPRA presentation).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
You lose the flexibility of the hybrid being able to fuel up nearly instantaneously at a gas station, and pay an additional $10k for that loss. people’s desire for electric over gas cars 2. April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. — Dan 3. — Ken Smith 4.
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. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. The management at GM are liars.
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