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GM announces new hybrid system

By Jim Leute ( Contact ) March 4, 2008 - 8:07 a.m.

General Motors said today it will introduce a second-generation version of the GM Hybrid System with a new, more powerful lithium-ion battery.

The next-generation system will be nearly three times more powerful than the system it replaces. Overall fuel economy improvements for cars and trucks using the system are expected to be up to 20 percent, depending on engine and vehicle application.

The system is expected to complement GM’s widely acclaimed two-mode hybrid system, which debuted last year in Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons built in Arlington, Texas. Later this year, it will be available in the Cadillac Escalade SUV and GM’s full-size pickups.

By the end of 2008, GM will offer eight hybrid models in North America and nine worldwide. GM will introduce 16 new hybrid vehicles over the next four years.

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Mar 21, 2008 at 11:39 p.m.
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