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In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid

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 before the first-gen Vue went away in favor of an all-new global design that was developed in a cooperative arrangement between GM engineers in North America, South Korea and Europe. The same body style is sold in Europe and other parts of the world ... Read more →

New vocabulary: "Smartlets" could charge plug-in vehicles from sidewalk Sebastian Blanco

Smartlets. Sounds like a new, electrolyte-filled candy or something you plug into your MacBook. Instead, Smartlets are one idea that would provide power to plug-in electric vehicles like the Chevy ...

Detroit 2008: Video of the PHEV Saturn Vue's brief on-stage appearance Sebastian Blanco

Usually, the auto show game plan works like this: an automaker reveals the latest car with a flourish, everyone crowds around the stage and snaps photos and then the scrum dies down and forms at ...

GM started making Saturn Vue hybrids in Mexico today Sebastian Blanco

Even Mexican President Felipe Calderon is excited about the Saturn Vue hybrid. Today, Calderon announced the start of production of the vehicle in Mexico, Automotive News reports. The plant is in ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Denise Gray talks batteries, state of charge and more Sam Abuelsamid

Prior to the opening of the LA Auto Show this week, AutoblogGreen sat down with Denise Gray of General Motors to talk about batteries. Denise is the director of Hybrid Vehicle Energy Storage Systems ...

2008 Saturn Vue Green Line hits the street at $24,795 and 32 mpg HWY! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the new Vue Green Line for high-res images digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/A_32_mpg_SUV_2008_Saturn_Vue_Green_Line_hits_the_street_at_24_795'; When GM introduced the previous generation Saturn Vue Green Line in 2006, it was the General's first crack at a production hybrid. While the ...

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