1. Autos

2007 Saturn Aura Green Line

2007 Saturn Aura Green Line at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show

The Saturn Green Line will use the Belt-Alternator-Starter (BAS) hybrid system currently used in the Saturn Vue Green Line. A so-called "mild hybrid", BAS produces much lower gains than Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, but it also costs much less.

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