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BMW to launch third hybrid model within the next 12 months

Our leader Sebastian was down in Miami on Friday for international media launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and we'll have his review shortly. During the event, AutoCar's Greg Kable spoke with BMW project leader Peter Tünnermann about the company's hybrid plans. The X6 and the new ActiveHybrid 7 are just the first two hybrid models from Munich. BMW will apparently focus on the mild hybrid system for its higher volume cars because it's easier to implement with minimal modification. The two-mode strong hybrid will go into vehicles like ... Read more →

Two-mode hybrid joint development disbanded; Ram hybrid coming in 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

The big joint development program formed several years ago between General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler and BMW to develop the two-mode hybrid system for light duty vehicles is over. With all four ...

Saturn Vue 2-mode hybrid rated at 27/30 mpg by EPA, will never be built Sam Abuelsamid

One of our readers was was perusing the EPA's fuel economy listings and stumbled across a vehicle that we didn't even know had been rated. The two-mode hybrid version of the Saturn Vue had been ...

VIDEO: BMW ActiveHybrid X6 inside Sam Abuelsamid

BMW's first – and very possibly only – application of two-mode hybrid technology will be the new ActiveHybrid X6. The gas-electric crossover will go into production late this year and ...

REPORT: GM working on four mode hybrid system Sam Abuelsamid

Our friend Mike Levine over at PickupTrucks.com spent some time talking to General Motors' John Turzewski about the future of the company's hybrid trucks last week and came away with some ...

Breaking: Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid reborn as new Buick crossover 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

GM CEO Fritz Henderson may not believe in re-badging Pontiacs for other GM brands, but it looks like at least one Saturn model will live on. The mid-size Vue crossover will become a Buick in 2011, and a plug-in hybrid will be part of the program. The Two-mode hybrid system that was originally ...

Two-Mode hybrid may be a one hit wonder for Daimler, BMW 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

What started as a very promising collaboration between General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and BMW is looking increasingly like a technological dead end. The two-mode hybrid system originally developed by General Motors' former Allison division for transit buses was to be adapted to light-duty ...

Saturn Vue two-mode dead, Chevrolet Equinox hybrid unlikely to hit until 2011 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

When word came in the last few days that General Motors had reached a tentative deal to sell the Saturn brand to Roger Penske, the obvious question then became, "What about product?" The Penske deal apparently includes an agreement to continue supplying some current Saturn products on an ...

Quick Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid, two-mode goes German 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

An hour after Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new ML450 hybrid at the New York Auto Show, we got to take our first quick drive in the first German version of a two-mode hybrid. Mercedes-Benz has been collaborating with General Motors, Chrysler and BMW for the last four years to develop the two-mode ...

New York Preview: World debut of the Mercedes Benz ML450 hybrid 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Next week at the New York Auto Show, we'll be getting our first up close look at a German production vehicle with the two-mode hybrid system. Among the vehicles that Mercedes Benz will publicly show for the first time is the production ML450 hybrid. The ML450 uses a new version of the two-mode ...

Next gen GM hybrid pickups to get 50% better towing, Voltec possible 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors is currently in the midst of launching its hybrid full-size pickup trucks and our man Jeremy is in San Antonio this week to try them out. One thing about the auto industry is that as soon as you get one product out the door, you're already working on the next generation. Such is ...

Is the Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid DOA? Not yet 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We got a comment from a reader the other day on a post we published back in December indicating that the Saturn Vue 2-mode hybrid had been canceled. Our reader had placed an order for one of the new hybrid crossovers last summer but received a call from his dealer this week. The aspiring Vue ...

Spy shots: Mercedes Benz ML450 BlueHybrid spotted in the wild 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

An alert reader spotted an unusual Mercedes ML SUV cruising down a suburban Detroit freeway the other day. The HEV stickers on the windows and lumps in the hood indicate this is a prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz ML450 BlueHybrid. The ML450 is the first product of the Two-Mode hybrid ...

Yes the GM Two-Mode hybrids can tow, but what of MPG? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've had numerous opportunities over the last two years to drive various SUVs and pickup trucks equipped with the two-mode hybrid system spawned from GM, Chrysler, Daimler and BMW. Among the claimed advantages of the two-mode hybrid system is the ability to dramatically improve fuel efficiency ...

Spyshot: hybrid BMW X6 spotted in the wild 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Although it was unveiled back in 2007 during the Frankfurt Motor show, the quirky X6 with a hybrid powertrain has just now been spotted in the wild. French website Le Blog Auto found it on a street in Munich, Germany, where it was not disguised at all, with the HYBRID Erprobungsfahrzeug (hybrid ...

What will be the fate of the two-mode hybrid Saturn Vue? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just before the current financial crisis cropped up, General Motors sent out invitations to the media to come and drive the new Saturn Vue two mode hybrid. That event was supposed to happen this past week. But, just like GM's LA Auto Show press conference, the Vue drive was canceled to save money. ...

Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid delayed a few months 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been eagerly anticipating the launch of the two-mode hybrid version of the Saturn Vue but it now appears we'll have to wait a little longer. The Vue marks the first implementation of GM's two-mode hybrid in a smaller, more reasonably-sized vehicle. The existing mild hybrid Vue has always ...

Spy shots: BMW X6 ActiveHybrid spotted almost camo-free 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The reasons for the existence of the BMW X6 remain a mystery to most who have seen it, including yours truly. In spite of that, BMW soldiers on with its sports activity coupe and next year it will be the first member of the Bavarian lineup to get the two-mode hybrid system. A prototype of the X6 ...

Chrysler launches full production of Aspen/Durango hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Aspen Hybrid for a high-res gallery This week Chrysler launched full scale production of the new Aspen and Dodge Durango hybrids at the Newark, DE assembly plant. The SUVs are Chrysler's first production hybrid vehicles and they use the same Two-Mode hybrid system that's installed in GM's ...

ABG First Drive: 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for a high-res gallery As of this month GM is adding a third model to its family of Two-Mode hybrids as the Cadillac Escalade hybrid becomes the first luxury SUV so equipped. The Escalade is of course built on the same GMT900 platform as the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon. As such much of what ...

Chevy Silverado hybrid gets official with the EPA 21mpg city/22mpg hwy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The EPA has posted the official mileage numbers for the new Two-Mode hybrid variants of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks. The open bed crew-cab hybrid trucks scored the same numbers as their full bodye SUV siblings. The rear wheel drive models came in at 21/22 mpg city/hwy ...

Chrysler adds integrated temperature humidity sensors on hybrid SUVs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the course of developing hybrid vehicles, automakers typically try to minimize parasitic losses wherever possible to maximize the fuel efficiency numbers. For Chrysler's first production hybrids, the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen, the struggling automaker has incorporated a new sensor that ...

Which Chryslers will follow the Durango/Aspen into hybrid territory? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that Chrysler is getting ready to launch the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen hybrids into the world in a few months, the question of what's next arises. We already know about the Dodge Ram getting the Two-Mode hybrid system in 2010. About this time last year at Chrysler's 2008 model year ...

Slow sales and new fuel economy regs kill Nissan Titan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Nissan introduced the Titan pickup truck earlier this decade, they became the first Japanese Automaker to directly challenge the U.S. manufacturers in the full-size truck segment. Unfortunately for Nissan, the gamble didn't pay off, but the company knows when to stop throwing good money after ...

Dodge Hybrid manager answers reader questions, without saying much 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As Chrysler gets ready to launch their first hybrids this fall in the shape of the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen two-modes, Hybrid manager Abdullah Bazzi has posted answers to some reader questions over on the Dodge blog. While none of the questions are particularly deep or earth shattering, ...

BMW X6 Two-Mode hybrid coming in 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the international media launch for BMW's new X6 "Sport Activity Coupe" in Spartanburg, South Carolina, company officials confirmed that the hybrid version is indeed coming next year. When it launches in 2009 it will be available only with the the 4.4L turbocharged V-8 that is debuting right now ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Tahoe hybrid for a high-res gallery General Motors has had a checkered relationship with hybrids in the last few years. Through the 1990s they did a lot of development work in the area, particularly through the federally funded Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). ...

Frankfurt 2007: BMW X6 launch completes the Two-Mode hybrid family 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the X6 for a high-res gallery At the Frankfurt Motor Show today, BMW finally took the camo off their latest crossover and in the process showed off their first application of the Two-Mode hybrid system they have been co-developing with General Motors, Daimler and Chrysler. The X6 is a ...

ABG First Impressions: Two-Mode hybrid Dodge Durango/Chrysler Aspen 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the Durango and Aspen hybrid prototypes Yesterday morning, AutoblogGreen had the privilege of being the very first media outlet to drive Chrysler's upcoming hybrid SUVs. We already knew that DaimlerChrysler was partnering with General Motors and BMW to ...

Chrysler's Frank Klegon on What's New in powertrains 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the Chrysler's What's New preview of their 2008 lineup at their Chelsea, MI Proving Ground, executive VP of product development, Frank Klegon spoke about some of the companies powertrain plans for the next few years. While he didn't really get into too many specifics he did have some interesting ...

King County Washington ordering 500 more GM hybrid buses 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The King County Washington transit system was one of the first in the United States to start widely using hybrid buses and they just announced a major expansion of the effort. Since King County got their first hybrid buses over three years ago they have put 214 of them on the road. In the fall of ...

The GM/DCX/BMW Two-Mode Hybrid collaboration 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the image for a high res gallery of the GMT900 hybrids When General Motors gave us our brief (and I mean brief, it was only about ten minutes behind the wheel) first exposure to the new Tahoe and Yukon hybrids the other day they weren't there alone. Along with the GM chief engineers and ...

Touring the General Motors advanced hybrid battery test lab 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Hybrid_car_batteries_need_a_lot_of_testing_Here_s_how_GM_does_it'; As part of the recent battery technology briefing at the General Motors Technical Center, the attendees were taken on a tour of the hybrid battery test lab. Our group was taken through by lab ...

Inside the soon-to-be-released two-mode hybrid system 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're curious how the much-heralded two-mode hybrid system being developed by GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW works, check out this explanation at AutoSpeed. Co-written by engineers from all three automakers, the tech feature not only goes into the mechanics of the hybrid systems but also the ...


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