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AMP Unveils Electric Version of GM Equinox; Secret Sauce is the Drivetrain

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The “AMP’d” Equinox is an up-fitted GM Chevrolet Equinox that will reach a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h), and will accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in approximately eight seconds. With its 37 kWh Li-ion pack, range is 150 miles (241 km). AMP CEO Steve Burns announcing the 150-mile range Electric Equinox.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

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Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. mph to match their walking pace. Buick, meanwhile, was vitally important for the Chinese market, where today more than four times as many Buicks are sold as in North America.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. GM is producing 2 vehicles a day with the goal of having a total of 76 vehicles available by the end of the summer; these vehicles will be used for validation testing ranging from fit and finish reviews, to durability testing to eventual crash testing.

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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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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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A Tesla or other electric with similar range would suit me just fine… The problem with the Volt, though, is that it’s just an incredibly ugly car. April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. April 20, 2009 4:46 am Link What is the battery range of the Volt? — James 8.

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