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Weak Battery Explains Death Of Cadillac SRX Plug-In Hybrid
Well, now we know a little more about why the Cadillac SRX Plug-In Hybrid project was killed by its development team at General Motors. The culprit, according to GMInsideNews, was the lithium-ion battery pack. More specifically, it wasn't providing the efficiency gains that would have been needed... read more
We Begin To See the Shift For Saturn Dealers From New to Used
We have known for months that Saturn dealerships would have to start closing up shop on their new car business. For some dealers it was a matter of only selling the other... read more May 31, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 0
Could An Alfa Romeo Be the Next Hot Hatch For Chrysler In the U.S.?
The Alfa Romeo brand is one that U.S. consumers aren’t really that experienced with. Some of that is because the company hasn’t had a port of entry into the U.S. economy... read more April 15, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 0
$2,000 Cash For Saturn Customers To Buy New GM
General Motors hasn’t been in the greatest of financial health over the last couple years, but they have come back from the dire straits of last summer. The success of the... read more February 14, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 1
2010 Detroit Auto Show: Lutz Lays Out (Some) GM Plug-In Plans
Cleaning up a few odds and ends from last week's 2010 Detroit Auto Show brings us to General Motors' future product plans for plug-in hybrids. In the crush of reporters... read more January 22, 2010 by John Voelcker 0
Green Car Sales: Winners and Losers of 2009
It's beginning to look as if the worst is over for U.S. auto sales. The year that just closed was, in the immortal words of Queen Elizabeth II, an annus horribilis, with only... read more January 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Fisker Buying Delaware Plant To Build Midsize 2012 Plug-In Hybrid
At 10 am tomorrow morning, Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce that Fisker Automotive will buy the closed General Motors factory in Wilmington, Delaware, his... read more October 26, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
Your Tax $$$ At Work: Argonne Lab's Better Batteries, Greener Fuels
If you watch TV or read the papers, you'll see lots of coverage of people who are pretty unhappy with one facet or another of the U.S. government. This post is about... read more September 22, 2009 by John Voelcker 0
Surprise, Surprise: That GM Plug-In Hybrid Is a Buick After All
Well, the other shoe finally dropped. General Motors said today that the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system would be fitted to a Buick crossover to be introduced... read more August 6, 2009 by John Voelcker 4
GM Mild Hybrid System To Return In 2011, On Steroids
As Mark Twain is supposed to have said, "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." (Although, sadly, he actually didn't say it.) In this case, the "my" is the... read more June 16, 2009 by John Voelcker 0
Penske to Buy Saturn: Small and Efficient Is the Mantra For the Future
Last week GM and Penske Auto Group announced that Penske would be buying the Saturn brand. A company that was once started to revolutionize the customer buying and service... read more June 6, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew 0
2010 Opel Astra: Could This Be the Small Car Buick Is Missing
So by now you have probably read that the 2010 Opel Astra has been rolled out to the public in Europe and with this announcement there is much speculation for what this... read more May 13, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew 1
Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid Will Live on as a New Brand and Model
Everything at GM is undecided at this point. At least almost everything. GM has decided that the progress made on the 2-mode plugin hybrid powertrain and is simply too... read more May 8, 2009 by Eric Loveday 0
AFS Trinity Heads To Washington With 150 mpg Plug-in Saturn Vue Looking For Funds
AFS Trinity, the group that touts their 150 mpg Saturn Vue plug-in around the country is made at least their second trip to Washington D.C. in hopes of securing funds from... read more May 4, 2009 by Eric Loveday 0
Saturn Hybrids Cancelled
Today General Motors announced they will cease production of the Saturn line-up at the end of the 2009 model year. This is a sad day for die-hard fans, who... read more April 27, 2009 by Jennifer Knightstep 4
Mazda Decides Not to Join the EV Race
If this year's Detroit Auto Show taught me any one lesson, it was that every automaker is developing a line-up of electric vehicles, from plug-in hybrids to battery-electric... read more January 19, 2009 by Jennifer Knightstep 1
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