GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV.

PR Newswire Europe, November, 2006

LOS ANGELES, California, November 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Saturn Vue Green Line Will use Modified 2-Mode Hybrid System, Lithium Ion Battery

General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show.

This hybrid SUV will use a modified version of GM's 2-mode hybrid system and plug-in technology, a Lithium Ion battery pack when ready, highly efficient electronics and powerful electric motors to achieve significant increases in fuel economy.

"GM has begun work on a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid production vehicle," said Rick Wagoner, GM Chairman and CEO. "The technological hurdles...

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