Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

GM reported a total of 1,020 hybrid sales, down 25.5% Sales of the Saturn VUE mild hybrid were down 31% to 134 units, for 9.8% of all VUEs sold. The Saturn Aura sold 29 units, down 17%, for 2.0% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Total sales were down 3% to 74,003 units. of all Civic sales. from November 2008.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

In an online blog, General Motors’ (GM) vice chairman Tom Stephens stated that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of its four core brands followings its’ restructuring. The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn.

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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. On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. GM also gave a tour of the pre-production area where we could see production-intent Chevy Volts being assembled. by Bill Cooke.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% of VUE sales. 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% of VUE sales.

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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. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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EPA VUE Saturn General Motors 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% 362 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid (10.4% 26 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid (1.3% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Sales of the conventional Escape and Mariner models were down 12%. of total sales). of total sales).

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2009 LS 600H GS 450h Sale 170

Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years. Put the bumper sticker and your car and let everyone know.).

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

GM reported a total of 1,454 hybrid vehicles delivered in the month, up 26.5% GM hybrids currently comprise the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Vue BAS hybrids; and the Tahoe, Silverado, Yukon, Sierra, and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. Overall, GM light-duty vehicle sales in June were down 33.4%

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LS 600H Camry Hybrid GS 450h Sale 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Results of an earlier simulation study of capacitor sizing for the system shows that a 75-100 Whr capacitor bank is appropriate for a Saturn VUE-sized PHEV. GM has verbally committed to apply this technology on the Chevy Volt energy storage system and to perform lab evaluations. Tags: Batteries Plug-ins.

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PHEV Li-ion Batteries Battery 247

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. Tags: Brief. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.)

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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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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

General Motors is also on the plug-in bandwagon with its Saturn Vue Green Line. The Vue Green Line will get a two-mode hybrid powertrain later this year and a plug-in variant will be introduced in 2009. GM's much-hyped Chevrolet Volt will also feature plug-in capabilities. Tags: institutions.

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Transportation North Carolina VUE Plug-in 100

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

DECEMBER 22, 2006

As underscored last month when GM announced it would build a plug-in hybrid version of its Saturn Vue, the logic of electric propulsion is compelling. Ford and GM, it would seem, need to throw a Hail Mary pass to get back in the game. Perhaps, at long last, truly what's good for GM might be good for America.

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Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project, funded by GM, found that an ultracapacitor-based energy storage system (ESS) in a Saturn VUE BAS (belt alternator starter) mild hybrid performed at least as well or better than the NiMH battery system in the production hybrid. Tags: Batteries Hybrids. Pesaran, A.;

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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. General Motors: A total of 1,454 hybrid models were delivered in the month, which is a rise of 26.5 per cent year on year.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

And with Google's clout, they could make the cars a reality GM Getting Lots of PHEV Ink; Rolls Out 100 H2 FCVs – Huh? GM has been getting a lot of attention with its plug-in intentions. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

Tags: legislation. Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME.

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PHEV Energy Energy Storage Saturn 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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