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GM Announces Plug-In Hybrid SUV

Buick model could get twice the mileage of similar automobiles

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(Newser) – General Motors’ Buick brand will churn out the first plug-in hybrid SUV by a leading automaker, the company said today. “Buick will get our first plug-in hybrid, which will put the brand front and center in the advanced technology game,” said a GM exec. The company says the crossover SUV, available in 2011, could get twice the mileage of similarly-sized autos, the Detroit Free Press reports.

The model, which hasn’t been named yet, will employ a lithium-ion battery built by LG Chem and a subsidiary. “This further demonstrates GM’s commitment to battery development,” said the executive.

General Motors Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson, left, shows the automaker's Volt vehicle to Vice President Joe Biden in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
General Motors Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson, left, shows the automaker's Volt vehicle to Vice President Joe Biden in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
GM has announced a Buick plug-in hybrid crossover SUV.
GM has announced a Buick plug-in hybrid crossover SUV.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson prepares to address the media during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Detroit, Friday, July 10, 2009.
General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson prepares to address the media during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Detroit, Friday, July 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Timinator2K
Aug 6, 09 11:00 AM CDT
START SINCERE POST:: Electric hybrids are just shifting us from foreign exploitative oil prices over to US Government exploitative coal/gas/nuclear/wind electric prices.END SINCERE POST...but green!...which means zero globally but fills Al Gore's CC company coffers to overflowing. Reply
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gabo
Aug 6, 09 11:13 AM CDT
Look over there, on the grassy knoll!......
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Snowleopard
Aug 6, 09 4:14 PM CDT
No. Energy from the grid, no matter what the source (coal, wind, nuclear, solar), is cheaper than gasoline. Furthermore, government run electricity is often cheaper than the private/for-profit alternative, because it sells at wholesale.
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kekolinski88
Aug 7, 09 2:16 AM CDT
wouldn't it be better that the money is going into our own economy though, rather than foreign ones?
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daveand42
Aug 6, 09 11:07 AM CDT
Sorry, but you are regurgitating the "Long Tailpipe" fallacy. Reply
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