Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

General Motors issued a short statement announcing that it is proceeding to the next step with respect to the sale of Saturn. A number of potential buyers have surfaced and expressed interest in the Saturn brand and retailer network. Tags: Brief. GM declined to comment on the prospects for a Fiat-GM Europe tie up.

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Saturn Chrysler GM Europe 150

Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Having already taken the decision to close its Pontiac brand, General Motors has now announced that it will proceed with the sale of Saturn. Reports in the Detroit News suggest that GM would have a stake in the new company grouping Fiat, Chrysler and GME operations if the deal goes through.

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Saturn GM Chrysler General Motors 36

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

My brand new silver all-electric Tesla Roadster sportscar (#23) arrived by truck in Los Angeles yesterday. A day when Detroit’s gas car companies are improbably fighting for their lives. Tags: Production Diary Production News Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster. It’s alive! It’s alive! It’s alive!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. 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. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. by Bill Cooke.

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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 ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors has announced its intention to mass-produce two PHEVs -- a Saturn VUE SUV, and the Chevy Volt, a series hybrid (where only the electric motor powers the wheels and the gasoline engine recharges the batteries). Several companies are building plug-in hybrid schoolbuses (see bottom of page at Where-PHEVs-Are ).

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Saturn :Ken Norwicks online conversion diary Saturn: conversiondiary Solectria E-10 : Tom Husons new project SolectriaForce : Tom Hudson doesnt let cold weather stop him. Suck Amps EV Racing: Thehome of Gone Postal as seen on the Discovery Channel!

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