Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Saturn's Future Under Penske Might Move Electric Cars to Forefront - Beyond Fossil Fuel

Saturn's Future Under Penske Might Move Electric Cars to Forefront - Beyond Fossil Fuel: "Now that Penske has agreed to buy Saturn from GM, the big question is what will happen to the their vehicles. The agreement between the two companies stated that GM would keep building the Aura, Outlook, and Vue models for Penske on a contract basis and the plug-in Vue Hybrid powertrain will be moved over to the Equinox. In the higher-mpg era that's coming, though, Saturn needs to focus on green cars. According to Roger Penske, there is at least a small chance that the new Saturn will bring all-electric cars to market soon. Penske told Edmunds that EVs 'might be the first vehicles produced in the U.S.' under Saturn's arrangement with foreign partners."

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