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Buick Regal likely to be launch platform for next GM hybrid system

Last night, General Motors publicly unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal that goes on sale in North America in the first half of next year. The Regal will be Buick's new mid-sized sedan entry and is essentially just a re-grilled version of the Opel Insignia that went on sale in Europe last year. The North American Regal will be built at the Oshawa Ontario assembly plant in Canada beginning in calendar 2011 and will only be offered with a choice of direct-injected four-cylinder engines. However, the Regal is actually slated to go on sale in calendar ... Read more →

BMW to launch third hybrid model within the next 12 months Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Ford adding more hybrids but not until 2012, DI based start-stop coming Sam Abuelsamid

During the Ford 2010 model preview in Dearborn this week, one of the efficiency improvements promised for the near term by Powertrain VP Barb Samardzich was increased hybrid applications. When we ...

What is a mild hybrid? Sam Abuelsamid

People like to categorize the world. It helps our brains figure stuff out, because we can only manage so much information. Lumping things into bins helps get information down to a manageable ...

GM agrees to build new mid-size hybrid, 6-speed transmission in Canada Sam Abuelsamid

With a federal election coming soon in Canada, the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has begun to liberally spread the pork. The most recent example is a deal that will relieve ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ and Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Malibu for a high res gallery There was a time not so many years ago when the best-selling cars in the U.S. market were mid-sized models from General Motors. Cars like the Oldsmobile Cutlass and Chevrolet Malibu outsold everything else by very healthy margin. In the middle of the 1980s, ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes S400 Hybrid spotted testing in Texas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the S400 hybrid prototype for a high-res gallery An attentive Autoblog reader spotted what appears to be a prototype Mercedes S400 Hybrid in a Houston Texas parking lot the other day. The test car's badges were all taped over, but the S400 and hybrid badging on the trunk lid seems to match ...

Saturn drops the Green Line moniker 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Two-Mode Vue Ever since the initial hybrid version of the Saturn Vue, the "different kind of company" chose to go its own way by badging its fuel-saving wares as Green Lines. This designation will be going the way of the Dodo in favor of the much more ...

Hyundai may build Hybrid LPG Elantra in Australia 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Liquified petroleum gas (commonly referred to as propane) has never really caught as a motor fuel in the U.S. although it is used by some fleets. However, drivers in Australia may have a new LPG-fueled vehicle to choose from. In fact they may have an LPG mild hybrid available soon at Hyundai ...

Report: GM to purchase Cobasys 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While the issue of the nine-thousand recalled batteries from Cobasys remains a bit murky, General Motors may be inclined to just purchase the troubled battery-maker altogether. While we're not entirely sure that another money-losing operation is exactly what GM needs right about now, we can be sure ...

GM having problems with Cobasys batteries in mild hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery It's no secret that General Motors' hybrid sales are nothing to brag about, especially when compared to cross-town rival Ford and, especially, cross-ocean rival Toyota. While the overall sales direction is positive, sales were most certainly ...

Alfa Romeo to get crossovers, hybrids and stop/start 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Alfa Romeo Kamal concept Car-obsessed Americans will get another chance at the historic Alfa Romeo brand soon enough, as the company is planning on a resurgence for the U.S. market. As is the current trend among automakers, along with the beautiful range ...

Videos: Aptera launch, Nissan concepts, Smart hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Below the fold are three videos I think you'll find interesting. The first video is from the Aptera launch party. The Aptera video has lots of cool music and people enjoying the debut of this very cool car. The second video below the fold is filled with Nissan's concept cars. The Nissan concepts ...

Frankfurt 2007: Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge Last year, Mercedes-Benz announced that in addition to working with GM and BMW on the Two-Mode hybrid system, they would also collaborate with BMW on a less complex mild hybrid that could be adapted to most of their vehicles. The first product of that collaboration is being ...

Top ten easiest-to-implement green technologies that already exist today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today, we will be listing the top ten easiest to implement green technologies that already exist today. Now, this is a rough list, every car is different and not all of these technologies are applicable to each one. But, let's take a look at each one and see what gains there could be from them, ...

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 ...

"Micro Hybrid" Smart in the U.S. with engine stop/start? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Parallel hybrid; serial hybrid; full hybrid; two mode hybrid; mild hybrid and now... micro hybrid. Yes, one more competing technology has entered the fray, with its very own nomenclature. The technology behind the stop/start system that is apparently being readied for the Smart FourTwo is nothing ...

Saturn Aura Green Line approved for tax credit 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid The new Saturn Aura Green Line hybrids are now rolling off the assembly line at the General Motors Kansas City assembly plant and should start showing up in dealerships shortly, and with any luck in the AutoblogGreen ...


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