Coal Conversion Saturn 
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2011
billion coal-gasification project, but called off the project in late 2009 due to high capital requirements, the narrow difference between petroleum and natural gas prices and uncertain US energy policy. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. Eastman originally bought the plant in 2007 for a $1.6-billion
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. Bloomberg News ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. Then they are driving by electric car conversions every day and not seeing them. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15.
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 19, 2025
Ed and Dan have a spirited conversation about how Dan has applied his experiences to different spaces, the culture shock of going from a newsroom to corporate PR, the viability of auto shows as a PR tool, messaging EVs and more. So before it has been a really great conversation and just wanting You do you also host a podcast, right?
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