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Two-mode hybrid buses debut in the UK

Hybrid transit buses using the GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system are becoming fairly common in North America with several thousand now on the road. In the UK however, the two-mode buses are brand new, with the first four recently going into service in London. The two-mode hybrid transmissions are installed in Optare Tempo bus chassis that are being used as part of a hybrid test program in the British capitol. Several different hybrid systems are being evaluated by Transport for London. The two-mode hybrid is the basis of the system being used ... Read more →

Cadillac blends top 2 Escalades for one really expensive hybrid Sam Abuelsamid

Apparently, some people think that $83,000 just isn't enough money to spend on a new Escalade. That's the sticker on the Platinum edition of the big Caddy SUV. The marketing department has decided ...

Next gen GM hybrid pickups to get 50% better towing, Voltec possible Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Is the Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid DOA? Not yet Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Yes the GM Two-Mode hybrids can tow, but what of MPG? Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid delayed to 2011 12 months 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 ...

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 ...

GM's Larry Nitz confirms Volt will use 1.4L four cylinder, talks Two-Mode 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The man in charge of hybrid powertrain development at GM Larry Nitz has confirmed that the E-Flex team has made the decision to switch engines for the range extender in the upcoming Chevy Volt. The original concept was to use a turbocharged 1.0L three cylinder engine to drive the generator. Instead ...

VIDEO: Meet the 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Escalade hybrid for a high-res gallery This fall, GM is adding its 2-Mode hybrid drivetrain to the Cadillac Escalade in an attempt to actually make some money off the system. Those of you who thought the existing Tahoe and Yukon hybrids were too rich for the average Joe, with prices ...

Mercedes-Benz to supply Two-Mode hybrid transmissions for BMW 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a media preview of the new BlueTec diesel powered Mercedes SUVs here in Vermont, Thomas Ruhl Director of R-Class, SUV hybrid and BlueTec discussed some of the alternative drive systems coming from Stuttgart in the near future. While he didn't get into any of the electric car programs 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 ...

Hole in One this weekend earns LPGA golfer one of first Aspen Hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last summer Ichiro Suzuki was selected as the MVP of the baseball All-Star game and got the keys to one of the first Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrids. At the time, those SUVs were still more than six months away from production. This year, Chrysler is getting ready to launch their own full-size hybrid ...

Holden boss confirms plans for hybrid Commodore 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of word that Holden Special Vehicles was looking at alternative drivetrains for future high performance models for the GM Australian lineup comes news that Holden will introduce a mainstream hybrid within two years. Nick Reilly, GM President Asia-Pacific was in Australia recently ...

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). ...

First production Chrysler Aspen hybrid comes off the line 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The second member of the Two-Mode hybrid partnership to bring a vehicle to the streets following GM's launch of the Tahoe/Yukon hybrids will be Chrysler. The Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hybrids don't actually go on sale to the the public until later this fall. However, the first "saleable" ...

GM doubles size of Two-Mode hybrid engineering center 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The birthplace of General Motors' Two-Mode hybrid system is growing. GM Powertrain has committed $27 million to nearly double the space available for the hybrid engineering group that used to be part of Allison. When GM sold the Allison transmission division in 2007, they retained all the rights ...

Which green car technologies is Chrysler working on? Yes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Carlists's Lou Ann Hammond was recently part of what seems like a roundtable interview with Jim Press, the chairman and vice president of Chrysler. A four-minute video clip of that interview is now available over on Carlist and shows Press answering questions about the fate of the Two-Mode hybrid ...

Chicago 2008: GMC unwraps the Denali XT concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Denali XT for a high res gallery GMC doesn't do concepts very often but their latest example was unveiled here at the Chicago Auto Show. The new Denali XT concept is primarily a styling exercise but it also highlights a lot of ideas for the future of the truck market. As new fuel economy ...

HUMMER H2 Hybrid? Not likely anytime soon, but FFV and diesels are coming 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We had a post up here recently about the possibility of a GM producing a HUMMER H2 using the Two-Mode hybrid system that they are putting into many of their full-size trucks. The idea was that the the H2 is based off the same platform as the Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon which are now available with the ...

Chicago 2008: GMC Sierra Two-Mode Hybrid is coming 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Sierra hybrid for a high-res gallery As projected a few days ago, GMC has announced a hybrid version of the Sierra full-size pickup truck. This one should come as a surprise to no one. Aside from badging and the grille and headlights, this is the same as the Silverado hybrid that was ...

Chicago 2008: GMC Denali XT concept gets flex-fuel and two-mode hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Denali XT for a high-res gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GMC_sees_the_light_unveils_ethanol_hybrid_concept_Denali_XT'; Even with the growing ranks of hybrids on the road, all so far all the production models relay solely on gasoline for fuel. In mid-2007, Ford began ...

Big GM Crossovers not going hybrid anytime soon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After a report here on ABG yesterday that General Motors was set to introduce hybrid versions of their full-size Lambda crossovers, I decided to call up Brian Corbett GM's spokesman for hybrid programs. The Lambdas include the Saturn Outlook, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia. According to Corbett, ...

GM forms global engineering organization for electrically-driven vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors has been working aggressively toward electrifying the power-trains in their future vehicles and toward that end they are making some changes in their engineering organization. Robert Kruse has been put in charge of a new global vehicle engineering organization responsible for all ...

Will Europe get a diesel Two-Mode hybrid Opel Antara? Not anytime soon! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The current-generation Saturn Vue is also sold in Europe as the Opel Antara, and in the right hand drive UK market as the Vauxhall Antara. Since it's introduction in 2007, the Euro editions have been available with an Opel 1.9 turbodiesel engine. With the public debut of the two-mode hybrid Vue ...

GM Bringing "Fuel-Friendly" initiative to Grammy Awards 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The next stop for Chevrolet's "green" promotion tour will be coming up in Los Angeles on February 10th at the Staples Center. That's the location for the 2008 Grammy Awards. Chevrolet will be ponying up a fleet of 100 Tahoes and Suburbans consisting of a mix of E85-fueled flex-fuel models and ...

DC Auto Show: 1,732 more orders for GM Hybrid buses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The pace of orders for GM's two-mode hybrid buses is picking steam. At the Washington DC Auto Show, General Motors has announced orders for an additional 1,732 GM-Allison diesel-electric transit buses. With the 1,000 Two-Mode bus being delivered to Las Vegas this month, the new orders will more ...

Detroit 2008: Video of the PHEV Saturn Vue's brief on-stage appearance 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 the next booth. Later, some low-level techs move whatever vehicle was just photographed like ...

Las Vegas to the get the 1000th GM-Allison hybrid bus this month 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced that the 1,000th transit bus equipped the the GM-Allison Two-Mode system would delivered this month and it was coming to Las Vegas. Las Vegas is doubling their hybrid fleet from thirty to sixty buses. The hybrid ...

Chrysler builds first pilot production Durango Two-Mode Hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While General Motors has been getting most of the attention of late winning awards for the Tahoe/Yukon Two-Mode hybrid SUVs and introducing the Two-Mode Saturn Vue, their development partners on the program have been cranking away as well. Chrysler first showed prototypes of their upcoming Dodge ...

Detroit 2008: Saturn Vue 2-mode hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Two-Mode Vue for a high-res gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GM_introduces_Saturn_Vue_Two_Mode_hybrid'; Saturn introduced the first General Motors production hybrid vehicle when the Saturn Vue Green Line appeared in 2006. The Vue was equipped with GM ...

Win a GMC Yukon hybrid and, oh yeah, a $2 million house too! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you like the idea of the new GMC Yukon hybrid but can't quite swing a little more than $50,000 to buy one, now you have the the opportunity to get one free of charge (sort of, you will have to pay the taxes on it). The cable channel HGTV is having a contest and giving away a new Yukon hybrid. As ...

Automobile mag picks Two-Mode Hybrid as technology of the year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The awards keep rolling in for General Motors' new Two-Mode hybrid system. After winning the Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the system has just been awarded the Technology of the Year by Automobile Magazine. According to technical editor Don Sherman the Two-Mode system allows ...

Dubai to test out GM Hybrids for taxi and limo service 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Dubai may sit on some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, but that doesn't mean that they don't want to make them last a little longer by using less locally. To that end, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will be working with GM to start testing a fleet of Chevy Tahoe and Malibu ...

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