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GM Full-Sized SUV Hybrids to get 20MPG in-town?

This fall, General Motors plans to introduce new hybrid versions of its GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicles. This is a different and more sophisticated hybrid system than the system that is currently featured on the Saturn Vue and Saturn Aura. The Saturn system is a "mild" hybrid based upon a belt-starter-alternator system. The new SUV system will be a full "dual-mode" hybrid. GM actually jointly developed the new system with BMW and Chrysler.

According to the USA Today article linked, GM plans to build 10,000 of the hybrid SUVs this year, and GM will likely subsidize part of the $10,000 incremental cost of the hybrid system.