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Old 02-09-2006, 12:26 PM
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Default Re: GM to build hybrid SUVs with enhanced technology
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Originally Posted by gordio
Didn't prior trucks, the hybrid engine only does the AC machinery, and contributes to nothing for the wheel? I don't trust GM. GM will probably make hybrids engines just to call product a hybrid, to get naive people to buy them.
Right. GM's first try at hybrid tech was a system called FAS. It was essentially a start/stop hybrid that also offered standard outlets for plugging in construction-related power tools. FAS didn't actually push the car. on the other hand, it could theoretically save gas by eliminating the need to transport a gasoline-powered electric generator to a work site.

I pretty much view FAS as a trial run. I'm guessing that BAS and 2-Mode are the systems that will hit mass production.

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