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

Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 7, 2008

All the commercially available freeway-capable (70 mph) EVs are priced way out of reach for the average consumer. The Saturn came up a distant second, but everyone agreed that the Civic was the best.

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Kits Conversion Golf Cart Saturn 185

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

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. AMP, which currently up fits Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice vehicles, is targeting the Nissan Leaf, with its 100 mile range, as its closest rival.

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GM Conversion Saturn Li-ion 199

Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2024

NASA has given the final approval to proceed with the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan with a launch scheduled for July 2028 and arriving at Titan in 2034. The vehicle will be capable of reaching speeds up to 22 mph. The post NASA confirms the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s Moon: Titan appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Saturn Concept MPH Design 83

Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

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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Commercial Vehicles GMC GM 136

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The brand died in 2009 as GM declared bankruptcy, restructured with US government backing, and jettisoned not only Hummer but also Pontiac, Saab and Saturn. the Hummer’s claimed 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of about 3 seconds is nothing less than eye-opening for a vehicle likely weighing up to 3 tons. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink?),

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Hummer GMC GM Market 105

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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GM Saturn Hybrid VUE 257