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. The lithium-ion battery can be fully recharged in four to five hours with a standard 110V household electrical outlet.
Plug In Partners
MAY 23, 2007
At that point, the internal combustion engine kicks in and recharges the battery while you are driving. While you are working, the battery is also recharging. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. Imagine using your laptop computer on a battery. It runs down.
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. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies.
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 26, 2006
He yanked big engines out of American cars and replaced them with electric motors that worked in tandem with much smaller gasoline engines. He called his new configuration the "plug-in hybrid" because it allowed homeowners to recharge the car's batteries by plugging into an electrical outlet. Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. See Chevy Volt for latest.
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. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.
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