{"id":1084,"date":"2007-05-31T18:02:51","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.greenmedia.md\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2007-05-31T18:02:51","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:02:51","slug":"a-new-vue-on-driving-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvaeco.org\/a-new-vue-on-driving-week-two.html","title":{"rendered":"A New VUE on Driving: Week Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BusinessWeek.com\"Saturn VUE Hybrid: <\/strong>Image source: BusinessWeek.com <\/p>\n

Last week, I gave you some of my initial impressions<\/a> of the Saturn VUE hybrid that GM loaned me to test out for a few weeks. On Tuesday, I turned the keys back over to the company that handles press cars for GM. I enjoyed my time giving the vehicle a spin, and look forward to the release of the 2008 model, which will incorporate the "dual mode" hybrid system<\/a> that GM created in partnership with DaimlerChrysler and BMW.<\/p>\n

I mention the release of the new version because it occured to me this past week that the 2007 VUE Hybrid, while an impressive vehicle, is a "mild hybrid": the electric engine helps power the gasoline motor so it doesn't burn as much fuel, and keeps systems operating when the gas engine shuts down at a full stop. This is helpful in terms of achieving higher fuel efficiency than the standard model (and the VUE Hybrid does get the best highway gas mileage of any SUV); the dual mode system (which will also be available in the Chevy Tahoe<\/a> and the GMC Yukon<\/a>) will be much more similar to a full hybrid like the Toyota Prius. The dual mode system will include:<\/p>\n