Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

. -- North Carolina State University plans to launch a research hub for the development of plug-in cars, a project that has attracted the interest of both energy and automobile companies. General Motors is also on the plug-in bandwagon with its Saturn Vue Green Line.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. AMP, a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its all-electric conversion of the GM Chevrolet Equinox earlier this year. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.)

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Think says it has battery supply contracts with three companies, and is moving into production. GM's Vue and Volt plug-ins have no firm date to appear in showrooms. As previous reported, plan is to sell the car (€25,000) and lease the battery. Zebra batteries first. Online marketing and sales.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

GM hybrids currently include the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Saturn VUE BAS; as well as the Tahoe, Silverado, Sierra, Yukon and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. Meanwhile, the Camry and Camry Hybrid remained the company’s volume leader with the Camry Hybrid selling 2,093 units - this represented a 31.5 per cent.

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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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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

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. I did, too, until Ford confiscated the cars and sold the company. Now the relationship with EVs may be going further still.

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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. The Volt is a hedge and a halo for GM but it won’t turn the company around by itself. When asked which companies he admires Fritz Henderson said, “ Let me talk about non-automotive companies.

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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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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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