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GM to suppliers: Keep working on Two-Mode Hybrid PHEV

Now that General Motors has offloaded its Saturn brand and the once-planned Buick plug-in hybrid SUV failed to get off the ground after being roundly criticized by the press and public, GM needs to pick yet another platform to introduce the Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain in its first plug-in capable front-drive application. Good news, though, plug-in fans: GM is reportedly telling suppliers like lithium ion battery producer Compact Power not to slow down on the project as its still very much in the works. According to The Detroit Bureau, GM ... Read more →

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 ...

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

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 ...

REPORT: Saturn Vue plug-in replacement SUV on track, GM considering electric city car Sebastian Blanco

We've known for a while now that the technology that was to power the Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid would outlive GM's ownership of the brand and be ported over to another brand. The two-mode hybrid ...

Saturn Vue two-mode dead, Chevrolet Equinox hybrid unlikely to hit until 2011 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Saturn's future under Penske: electric cars might move to front of the line 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that Penske has agreed to buy Saturn from GM, the big question is what will happen to the brand's vehicles. The agreement between the two companies stated that GM would keep building the Aura, Vue, and Outlook models for Penske on a contract basis and, as we heard earlier, the plug-in Vue ...

Plug-in Saturn Vue not dead, will be revived (sorta) by 2011 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

For all the jokes about how Americans now own GM, it turns out that AutoblogGreen readers and GM executives think alike. In a poll we ran yesterday, the most popular choice for what to do with the Saturn hybrid powertrains was "Move the powertrain to the Equinox." A GM spokesperson said today that, ...

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 ...

Chicago 2009: Propane-powered Saturn Vue Hybrid 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tucked away in a corner of the Chicago Auto Show was a booth from Shell Gasoline, and included amongst the tuner vehicles was a Saturn Vue Hybrid that was converted to run on propane. Other modifications to the vehicle include a free-flow exhaust system and air filter, a belly pan for improved ...

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 12 months 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 ...

More on the delay of the plug-in Saturn Vue hybrid 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

The other day we mentioned that it looked like the plug-in hybrid version of the Saturn Vue had been delayed as result of GM's current financial calamity. GM spokesman Brian Corbett gave ABG the following update about the status of the PHEV Vue program. "Our original statement said that production ...

Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid delayed to 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the General Motors third quarter earnings (or lack thereof) conference call on Friday, company executives discussed the vehicle introduction schedule for 2009 and 2010. Several cars that had been expected to debut during 2009 have been pushed back to the following year, including the Saab ...

First Drive: 2009 Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We attended the New York-area "GM Collection" event this week, which is basically an opportunity for journalists to drive a variety of 2009 models up at Bear Mountain, an hour or so outside Manhattan. What we didn't know going in was that GM would bring along three production-spec examples of ...

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 ...

Top 5 hybrid SUVs available today, number 2: Saturn Vue 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery The Saturn Vue was the first hybrid model from General Motors and has lived on through an entire model cycle. For 2008, the Vue was completely redesigned, though the mild hybrid system was carried over with few changes. We think that the new model ...

Volt pricing and timing takes another twist: under $30 grand by 2010? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Volt for a high-res gallery Round and round we go... where we stop, nobody knows! That sounds like an apt description of the merry-go-round that is the Chevrolet Volt, especially when pricing and delivery date are concerned. Perhaps what we are witnessing in this case is the first truly ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery Back in mid-2006, GM rolled out its first mainstream production hybrid, the Saturn Vue Green Line, fairly late in its product life cycle. That one featured the first iteration of the mild GM Hybrid system. It was in production for less than a year ...

Saturn Astra replaces the Ion for 2008, no more plastic bodies 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive News is reporting that the Saturn Astra will be joining the lineup for the 2008 model year. The homely and slow selling Ion will be put down in March and replaced by a new car in two- and four-door hatchback forms. The new Opel Astra was shown at the Bologna motor show this week, while ...

Available now: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in California 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen reader Christopher Howell wrote in the other night to say he'd just picked up "the first Vue hybrid in Southern California". Perhaps he'd like to give a quick review of how it drives in the comments below. Until then, here are some earlier posts on Saturn's first hybrid offering and ...

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 ...


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