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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department. liter engine and automatic).

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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mpg (3%) higher. mpg higher than in MY 2009. In MY 2010, the average vehicle power was 214 horsepower, an increase of 6 horsepower since MY 2009, but lower than in MY 2007-2008. mpg fuel economy improvement), followed by Hyundai (26 g/mi reduction in CO 2 emissions) and Mazda (19 g/mi reduction in CO 2 emissions).

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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My only serious gripe was that they’re supposed to take premium gasoline, returning roughly 36 mpg. Meanwhile, the first Spyder went on sale in 2007. That’s middling for a motorcycle. But these aren’t featherweights lacking in features and compensate by boasting 7 gallon fuel tanks.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. No announced plans.

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