Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn. Speaking in 2008, Stephens said the Vue two-mode hybrid would deliver around a 50 per cent increase in combined fuel economy compared to the non-hybrid Vue XR.

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VUE Plug-in Saturn GM 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Lutz said GM is pushing to have Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid on the road by 2009. -- ( Autoweek ). "I

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be.

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