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    SAE 2010: GM confirms next generation two-mode and mild hybrids coming
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    AutoblogGreen had a chance to chat with Micky Bly, executive directory of hybrid vehicle development and batteries at General Motors the evening before the opening of the 2010 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. We asked Micky about GM's plans for hybrid vehicles going forward. While ...

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    BMW to launch third hybrid model within the next 12 months
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    BMW ActiveHybrid X6 - Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    GM having problems with Cobasys batteries in mild hybrids
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    Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res galleryIt'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 ...

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    Alfa Romeo to get crossovers, hybrids and stop/start
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    Click above to view high-res gallery of the Alfa Romeo Kamal conceptCar-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 ...

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    PSA goes further in downsizing engines
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    We already mentioned PSA's plans to downsize engines in an effort to improve fuel efficiency. The French company will showcase the progress its making during PREDIT (National Program for Terrestrial Transport Innovation), which is taking place this week in Paris. PSA will show a prototype ...

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    Citroen preparing new C4, with plenty of green features
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    French motor magazine l'Auto Journal has published pictures of the prototype of the new C4 that is coming in 2010. Besides the new styling themes, which eliminate parallel lines, the new model is built on the same platform as the current C4 and with similar proportions. Interviewed by French ...

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    Hyundai develops mild hybrid bus
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    South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai, has announced they are entering the hybrid bus business. We already knew they are going whole-hog into hybrid cars but buses are a beast of a different stripe. This is something they seem to have realized and so are approaching this market niche from a ...

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    Geneva 08: More on SsangYong's hybrid system
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    Click for high-res galleryMost of our readers might not know SsangYong except that one of its models, the SUT, is used as the basis of the Phoenix Motorcars electric vehicles. Well, SsangYong has released more information about their new hybrid powertrain. During the Geneva Motor Show, the Korean ...

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    Geneva '08: GM announces new second-generation mild hybrid system
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    Click to enlargeIn mid-2006, General Motors released their first mainstream hybrid vehicle with first Saturn Vue Green Line. Prior to that the company had offered a mild hybrid system in the Silverado pickup but since that was really only offered in limited volumes to fleet and commercial buyers, ...

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    Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid, first production lithium ion hybrid
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    Mercedes-Benz has shown a handful of different models with their new mild hybrid system as auto show concepts over the past six months. This morning they finally announced official production plans for the first of those, the new S400 BlueHybrid. The S400 uses Mercedes 3.5L V-6 gas engine combined ...

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