Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. 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. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 28, 2022

Looks like we’re looking back toward the Saturn V. But Nelson is right: The rocket is retro in many ways, borrowing heavily from the space shuttles America flew for 30 years, and from the Apollo-Saturn V. “When you look at the rocket, it looks almost retro,” said Bill Nelson , the administrator of NASA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

The competition challenges university engineering students across North America to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining the vehicle’s performance and consumer appeal. liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol. Renewable fuels (when a liquid fuel is required).

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Ohio Universal 2009 Design 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Saturn will remain in operation for the next several years, through the end of the planned lifecycle for all Saturn products. In the interim, if Saturn retailers or other investors present a plan that would allow a spin-off or sale of Saturn Distribution Corporation, GM would be open to any such possibility.

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Chrysler GM Saturn Production 150

Teslarati

JULY 2, 2021

Standing some 65 meters (~215 ft) tall, Super Heavy Booster 3 (B3) is the same height as an entire two-stage Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft and is expected to singlehandedly weigh six times more than a fully-fueled Falcon 9 when loaded with liquid oxygen and methane propellant.

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Gore Saturn Installation Building 145

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

For instance, the charge port will end up being where the gas fuel filler used to be, whether that makes sense for an electric vehicle or not. It supplements, not replaces, the traditional fossil-fuel car. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

All the wind farms and solar panels in the world won’t do anything to lower the outflow of hundreds billions of dollars annually or decrease our pump-fueled funding of Islamic fundamentalism unless we build cars that can use that cleaner electricity. I wish I knew what’s holding Gore back from full-throated support for plug-in cars.

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

SpaceX employees have nicknamed the arms “chopsticks,” and those arms are integral to what CEO Elon Musk calls “Mechazilla” Mechazilla refers to the combined launch tower and arms, which SpaceX has designed to grab, lift, stack, and fuel both stages of Starship.

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Florida Installation Connect Connected 101

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

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. GM will announce final fuel economy estimates, as well as additional vehicle details such as name and pricing, later. V-6 flex-fuel engine.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

GM has simplified the two-mode hybrid system for application in front-wheel drive vehicles—the Saturn VUE being the first instance ( earlier post )—while retaining its functionality and capability, according to Mark Selogie, Senior Manager Power Electronics, GM Powertrain, speaking at the SAE Hybrid Symposium in San Diego (11-12 Feb).

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VUE GM San Diego Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. The torque and power density allows for improved fuel economy, increased range in all-electric drive mode and the potential for a smaller internal combustion engine in hybrid vehicles.

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Conversion Motor Motors Motoring 218

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.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 16, 2007

Everything from light bulbs to organic food, to flex-fuel cars to a carbon freeze tax—no, make that a cap-and-trade program—clamors for attention. The simple fact all greens need to internalize is that it's easier to find clean, renewable sources of electricity than it is to find clean, renewable liquid fuels.

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VUE Saturn Sierra Plug-in 100

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. It also offers better fuel economy than the M5. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Daimler is currently producing an air filter system that is made of 60% polyamide which will replace the plastics produced from fossil fuel resources. The Saturn L300 and European-market Opel Vectra have package trays and door panel inserts made of a kenaf and flax mixture. The fabric is to be used in Honda’s fuel cell vehicles.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry Auto 252

Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Times are changing in the automotive industry as customers search for better fuel consumption and more environmentally friendly vehicles with lower emissions. It appears that it is no longer viable for companies to designate one of their brands as green because advanced fuel efficient technology is expected across their range.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Fuel prices dropped dramatically as a result of the recession, and reviews of the 41-miles per gallon car took issue with its sluggish performance and clunky transmission. Smart brought in Lajdziak, the former chief of the Saturn brand for General Motors Co., Smart sold 24,622 cars in the U.S. Smart sold 24,622 cars in the U.S.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The competition has challenged university engineering students to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining performance and consumer appeal. The next generation design would feature a 300 per cent increase in fuel economy over the production four cylinder model.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

SEC 134 Loan Guarantees for Fuel Efficient vehicles including electric and PHEVs SEC 135 Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee Program Guarantees of loans for construction of battery manufacturing facilities including electrical systems and software. Here are the ones that caught our eye: Quantum's Fisker Joint Venture to Launch the New Fisker.

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PHEV Energy Energy Storage Saturn 100

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida—a cavernous structure built in the 1960s for constructing the Apollo program’s Saturn V rockets and, later, for preparing the space shuttle—the agency’s next big rocket is taking shape. Inside the. RS-25 engines developed for the shuttle mounted on its base.

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Hydrogen Florida Congress Engine 121

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles pace July sales results. The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. Total car sales were down 15.6%

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The two-mode plug-in hybrid technology that was originally supposed to appear in the Saturn VUE will now make its debut in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. According to Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, the vehicle is capable of electric only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

NREL simulation results showed similar fuel consumption vs. energy window trends for various drive cycles, with approximately half of the fuel savings being provided by a window ? For the Saturn VUE study, NREL selected off-the-shelf Maxwell 48 V, 165 F modules (each with around 35 Wh usable). Source: Gonder et al. Pesaran, A.;

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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 plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. They will join the one Honda Fuel Cell car currently in private hands in Southern California.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The first stage of Saturn V produced around 3400 tons (7.5M Unless SpaceX’s goal was a minimum-throttle static fire, Starship’s 31-Raptor static fire likely beat Saturn V’s record to become the most powerful ground test in the history of rocketry. The most powerful rocket test in history?

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Engine Saturn Power Powered 103

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. The direct-injection fuel injectors inject fuel directly into the combustion chamber and are located beneath the intake ports, which transfer only air.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

When President Bush delivers his State of the Union address next week, he is expected to tout alternative auto fuels, like ethanol, as well as nuclear energy. While running on electricity, the plug-in's fuel cost drops to 70 cents a gallon, or lower, Dr. Frank estimates. Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor.

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Gasoline-Electric Plug-in Plug Recharge 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2011

van Wijk, a former Methanex executive, formed Saturn Methanol which subsequently built Titan Methanol, a 2,500 tonne per day methanol production facility in Trinidad, and began Atlas Methanol, also in Trinidad. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. NRC comparison of F-T and MTG. Source: EMRE. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Finally, looking at the non-electric fuel, instead of using gasoline for long-trips, PHEVs could run on bio-diesel, cellulose ethanol, or other bio-fuels to further reduce greenhouse gases.

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2022

But when von Braun’s Apollo program came to fruition, in the late 1960s, huge crowds gathered every few months on the Florida coast to watch the thundering Saturn V rockets take off. But he couldn't gain altitude quickly enough with the 4,000 gallons of fuel he was carrying. It was a partylike atmosphere and a joyous time.

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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. CarWeights : a database of car weights for many models and years Comutacar Bumper Upgrade: What to do when the rubber bumpers fall off.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

It successfully descended to Saturn's moon Titan in 2005 after being carried by the Cassini orbiter. This necessity limits how big it can be—too heavy and it will require far too much fuel to both launch and land. A modestly sized 400-kilogram lander, for example, requires a rocket and fuel that combined weigh between 10 to 15 tonnes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. — Goodbye 2. — Dan 3. — Nick 6.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It says the Volt is too little, too lateand too expensive to save the beleaguered automaker, and it recently chastised GM for pumping so much money into the Volt instead of developing more fuel-efficient gasoline cars. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. Thats short-sighted. It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more.

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