Greenwashing: Will the Saturn Vue dual mode hybrid be small enough?

Smaller than the Yukon, but small enough?

A few weeks ago I posted the article Greenwashing: GM's dual mode hybrid vehicles based off an article by LA Time's writer Dan Neil. Basically Dan wondered what was bigger, GM's hybrid marketing budget or their hybrid production budget.

To some extent, GM answered that question recently at the GMnext event, "a global communications initiative celebrating the start of our second century."

Still, what we know is that GM is focused on nothing but hybrid SUVs until the Chevy Volt and that the Saturn Vue hybrid will be GM's smallest full hybrid. Can these vehicles really compete in the hybrid segment? Read more....