The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

VUE 105

VUE Saturn 2007 Green 105

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%. Nissan North America reported sales for July of 71,847 units, a decrease of 24.6%. Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. General Motors.

Cash For Clunkers 150

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. In December, Nissan announced its "Green Program 2010," projecting a line of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars utilizing lithium-ion batteries of its own manufacture. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." Toyota had a different take. No real motivation to plug in.

Altima Hybrid 100

Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45