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GM's new green strategy to focus on plug-in hybrids with "I-car" project

Bloomberg is reporting that they received word from auto industry insiders that GM's yet-to-be-publicly-announced, new, green strategy will include improved gas engines, hybrid pick-ups, fuel cell vehicles and that the centerpiece of the plan will be plug-in hybrids. The automaker has allegedly compiled a team of engineers that will develop the plug-in hybrid project which has been dubbed "I-car" (for Icon car). Chief executive officer Richard Wagoner is said to have stressed that GM is now fully committed to the hybrid drivetrain and other ... Read more →

Quick review of new Vue Green Line Hybrid Sebastian Blanco

All right, GM's now in the "affordable" hybrid game. So, how does the company's new Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid drive? The Saturn Vue isn't a hybrid in the same way a Prius is (the electric motor ...

Honda's next big moves: new hybrid and third-gen fuel cell Sebastian Blanco

Two big announcements from Honda recently concerning what the company has in store for the future. As we noted yesterday, the company says ethanol is not efficient, and doesn't see the biofuel as ...

GM's new green strategy to focus on plug-in hybrids with "I-car" project 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bloomberg is reporting that they received word from auto industry insiders that GM's yet-to-be-publicly-announced, new, green strategy will include improved gas engines, hybrid pick-ups, fuel cell vehicles and that the centerpiece of the plan will be plug-in hybrids. The automaker has allegedly ...

Quick review of new Vue Green Line Hybrid 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

All right, GM's now in the "affordable" hybrid game. So, how does the company's new Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid drive? The Saturn Vue isn't a hybrid in the same way a Prius is (the electric motor can't drive the Vue on its own, for example), but the electric side of things does increase fuel ...

Honda's next big moves: new hybrid and third-gen fuel cell 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Two big announcements from Honda recently concerning what the company has in store for the future. As we noted yesterday, the company says ethanol is not efficient, and doesn't see the biofuel as part of its future strategy. So, what is? A new hybrid in, maybe, 2009, and third-generation hydrogen ...


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