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Quick Drive: Buick/Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid prototype

We had a chance for a quick drive of a development prototype for Buick's upcoming plug-in hybrid crossover this week at the GM proving ground. The prototype was still wearing its Saturn grille and badging as that was the original intent of the program. When Rick Wagoner announced in late 2006 that the company would develop a plug-in hybrid, it was intended to the be the Vue. Of course, at that time, Saturn still had a future as part of GM but we all know how that turned out. The Vue was Saturn's best-selling vehicle in 2008 with nearly ... Read more →

VIDEO: Larry Nitz talks about the plug-in Saturn Vue hybrid Sam Abuelsamid

During the recent Plug-in conference in San Jose CA, Matt Kelly of GMNext talked with Larry Nitz about the new PHEV version of the Saturn Vue. The PHEV Vue is still at least a year away and is based ...

GM's hybrid powertrain director gives PHEV update Sam Abuelsamid

A row of Saturn Vue PHEVs in Milford's building 16 garage GM may have been late to the party when it came to hybrids, but they are now throwing resources at a bunch of different parallel paths that ...

Quick Drive: Buick/Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid prototype 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

We had a chance for a quick drive of a development prototype for Buick's upcoming plug-in hybrid crossover this week at the GM proving ground. The prototype was still wearing its Saturn grille and badging as that was the original intent of the program. When Rick Wagoner announced in late 2006 ...

VIDEO: Larry Nitz talks about the plug-in Saturn Vue hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the recent Plug-in conference in San Jose CA, Matt Kelly of GMNext talked with Larry Nitz about the new PHEV version of the Saturn Vue. The PHEV Vue is still at least a year away and is based on the Two-Mode Vue that comes out late this year. The nickel metal hydride battery is replaced with ...

GM's hybrid powertrain director gives PHEV update 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A row of Saturn Vue PHEVs in Milford's building 16 garage GM may have been late to the party when it came to hybrids, but they are now throwing resources at a bunch of different parallel paths that including electric drive. There are already cars and CUVs with mild hybrid systems and full-size SUVs ...


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