Hybrid Car News » pickup trucks http://hybridcar-news.com Hybrid cars research and tools. Info about diesel, alternative fuels and high-mpg cars Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:44:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 No dual mode hybrid cars for GM? http://hybridcar-news.com/no-dual-mode-hybrid-cars-for-gm/ http://hybridcar-news.com/no-dual-mode-hybrid-cars-for-gm/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:25:49 +0000 Hybrid Technolog http://www.hybridcar-news.com/?p=169 I’m not a fan of big SUVs, but my test drives of the Chevy Tahoe hybrid have left me quite impressed. While I don’t advocate big SUVs, the technology powering GM’s dual mode hybrid vehicles is quite remarkable. I just wish it was in pickup trucks and cars, rather than large SUVs that most consumers [...]

No dual mode hybrid cars for GM?

]]> I’m not a fan of big SUVs, but my test drives of the Chevy Tahoe hybrid have left me quite impressed. While I don’t advocate big SUVs, the technology powering GM’s dual mode hybrid vehicles is quite remarkable. I just wish it was in pickup trucks and cars, rather than large SUVs that most consumers really don’t need.

Fortunately, GM will put this hybrid technology in trucks soon, a very smart hybrid application. Unfortunately, this technology will probably not ever find its way into GM’s cars or sedans. Yesterday’s AutomotiveNews claimed that, currently, GM has no plans to make such hybrid vehicles. And, even if they did, it would take at least two years to roll out.

The future of hybrid cars, as far as GM is concerned, is either E Flex, such as in the Chevy Volt, or a lithium-powered BAS, or mild hybrid system.

No dual mode hybrid cars for GM?

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