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AUGUST 7, 2013

Timing and product specifications for both programs will be shared closer to start-of-production. The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

billion in Federal support for GM and $2 billion for Chrysler; deeper job and brand cuts; as well as product plans for the surviving versions of the automakers. Saturn will remain in operation for the next several years, through the end of the planned lifecycle for all Saturn products. GM product plans.

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Chrysler GM Saturn Production 150

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

and Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. ( The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. The end product is an all-electric vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. An HVH250 motor. Click to enlarge. Remy International, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

He was deeply involved in developing clutch-to-clutch transmission controls for the Saturn Automatic and GM Allison transmissions used in Heavy Duty Trucks. His work in clutch-to-clutch control set the stage for other 6-, 8-, 9- and 10-speed transmissions at GM.

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International Engine Saturn GM 150

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MARCH 17, 2014

As a result of new CEO Mary Barra’s request for a comprehensive internal safety review following the ignition switch recall, General Motors announced three separate recalls involving US production and sales of approximately: 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana from the 2009-2014 model years with gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds.

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JULY 26, 2021

According to Musk, the newest addition to SpaceX’s arsenal of Starship production facilities will be located “just north” of an existing high bay, which measures approximately 30m by 25m (100′ x 80′).

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Saturn Building 2020 Texas 144

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Earlier post.). and president of Honda North America, Inc.

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Honda GM Michigan Manufacturer 150

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JULY 2, 2021

Once Super Heavies are eventually outfitted with a full 32 Raptors, more engines than any other rocket in history, the booster will also produce more than twice the thrust of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket – still the most powerful vehicle ever flown.

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Gore Saturn Installation Building 145

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

The competition challenges university engineering students across North America to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining the vehicle’s performance and consumer appeal. The next-generation design predicts a 300% increase in fuel economy over the production 4-cylinder vehicle.

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Ohio Universal 2009 Design 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. The revised plan moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn, and Hummer to the end of 2009, at the latest. billion in 2009, and investments ranging from $5.3 billion from 2010 to 2014.

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GM Saturn Hummer 2008 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2009

GM has cancelled its recently announced compact Buick crossover, which would have offered the plug-in hybrid system originally targeted for the Saturn VUE. Earlier post.). Buick crossover canceled.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

LiveWire motorcycles are not really Harleys, the thought goes, although they will share engineering, production facilities, a supply chain and global logistics. All of this made me think about of the differences in the way companies are introducing EVs into their product portfolios. The LiveWire at launch was a Harley. Fine with me.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2022

NASA’s Europa Clipper orbiter – originally manifested on SLS but later moved to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to avoid major launch delays – has helped demonstrate that SLS isn’t viable for non-Artemis Program missions without massive production improvements and significant workarounds or design changes.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Once SpaceX has qualified and ramped up production of next-generation Raptor 2 engines, Super Heavy’s max thrust at liftoff could jump to almost 7600 tons (~16.8M lbf) – more than twice that of the current record-holder, NASA’s famous Saturn V Moon rocket. lbf) of thrust at liftoff. 33 engine boosters anyone?

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Engine Saturn Texas Installation 89

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The above challenges contribute to the complex nature of the automotive industry and its products. Examples of biobased parts in production. The report listed a few examples of what is currently in production and currently in development, including: Daimler. The production of these tires uses less energy. General Motors.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry Auto 252

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Hummer SUV sat silently behind Doug Parks, GM’s executive vice president of global product development, during his segments. 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. Everything old is new again.

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Hummer GMC GM Market 105

Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2023

The company almost always preferred to build, test, and learn from minimum-viable-product prototypes as quickly as possible, even if that meant that failures were guaranteed. The next heaviest rockets ever built, Saturn V and N-1 , weighed around 2800 tons (~6.2M lbs) fully loaded.

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Fuel Saturn Texas Engine 98

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Reorganization will give us the time and means that help get these products to market while minimizing the liquidity impact of Saab on GM. GM also said that is will sell or phase out the Hummer brand by 31 March, with a final resolution no later than 2010, and spin-off, sell or phase out the Saturn brand. Earlier post.)

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Sweden GM Saturn Hummer 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Ohio-based Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. ( 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. AMP’s drivetrain for the electric Equinox. Click to enlarge. Steve Burns.

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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. Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, made the announcement during the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan.

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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. That line was located at a US “supplier partner” that is building low volumes of the Zevo 600 while GM converts its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, for mass production of Zevo 600 vans.

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Commercial Vehicles GMC GM 136

Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

In addition, General Motors’ nearest thing to a green brand - Saturn, the brand under which it put out its first hybrids - is falling victim to the company’s restructuring following the global economic crisis. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota general motors green car brands Saturn Toyota Prius.

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Green Cars Green Saturn Malibu Hybrid 36

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. Reduced-cost EDLCs, through capacitor construction that reduces labor cost (machine assembled with fewer parts). OEM involvement and interest.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

The keys will likely be handed to me (and EV1 co-veteran Linda Nicholes) by Bob Sexton, the very mechanic who rotated the tires of our EV1s at Saturn Marina del Rey back in 1998. Tags: Production Diary Production News Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster. I am very very lucky!

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Los Angeles EV1 Tesla Saturn 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. GM also gave a tour of the pre-production area where we could see production-intent Chevy Volts being assembled. Build better products. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The competition has challenged university engineering students to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining performance and consumer appeal. The next generation design would feature a 300 per cent increase in fuel economy over the production four cylinder model.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

Here is the outline of what the bill intends to do: SECTION 131 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION SEC 131 Transportation Electrification DOE to establish competitive grants for electric vehicles and PHEVs to encourage early widespread use and advance production of electric (And PHEV) vehicles in USA. $90

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

Wait Don’t Tell Me” this past Saturday.The GM product boss said the vehicle he is most excited about, and the one he thinks will be the most significant for GM, is the Chevy Volt. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. Good, sexy cars and a great price.

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Volt GM Saturn Cleaner 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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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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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

This revised plan also moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn and Hummer to the end of 2009 at the latest. - During the course of the plan, GM will look to make significant investments in future products and new technologies with development and testing of the Chevy Volt to remain on track with production to start by the end of 2010.

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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. long up/downhill grades).

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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%. On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities. GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL. Retail sales for July 2009 were 76,693 units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The Consent Order also requires GM to notify NHTSA of changes to its schedule for completing production of repair parts by 4 October. The GM recall covers the 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Starbase Production Diagram – 29th May 2021 pic.twitter.com/3reeGLS4mw — Brendan (@_brendan_lewis) May 29, 2021. If SpaceX has already completed Raptor Boost’s design and qualification and kicked off mass production of a 250-mTf engine, that liftoff thrust climbs to 6800 tons (~15M lbf). lbf) of thrust at liftoff.

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Saturn Engine Design Power 145

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2011

van Wijk, a former Methanex executive, formed Saturn Methanol which subsequently built Titan Methanol, a 2,500 tonne per day methanol production facility in Trinidad, and began Atlas Methanol, also in Trinidad. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. Adjustment of syngas composition by hydrogen recycle.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In theory, it would have been able to launch up to 300 tons (660,000 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO) – twice the payload of Saturn V, the next most capable rocket. Just a month later, in September 2020 , SpaceX repeated the feat with an entirely different Starship prototype, demonstrating repeatability both in production and flight.

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