GM shuns "hybrid" label for latest electric-assisted model: Buick Lacrosse 25/37 mpg
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Buick LaCrosse with "eAssist" EPA rating: 25/37 mpg (US)
Compare to LaCrosse without "eAssist": 19/30 mpg (US) Compare to Camry hybrid EPA rating: 31/35 mpg (US) --- Looks like GM is taking a new marketing direction for its mild hybrid "BAS" (belt-alternator-starter) system, which was generally ignored by buyers in the Malibu & Saturn Aura "hybrids", and dismissed by hybrid enthusiasts as weaksauce. Significantly, it looks like they aren't going to use the "hybrid" label in their marketing. Now they're calling it an "eAssist" light electrification system. And buyers won't be able to ignore it because it's standard equipment on the LaCrosse. Technical / efficiency details:
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...interesting, especially the motor-generator application; wonder if they'll fit on other GM cars?
...notice the wording, they call it a "motor-generator" not a "starter-alternator"! ...but, quoting: "...While the eAssist system shares the same basic belt-alternator-starter configuration of previous BAS designs, it delivers more than three times the power and is much more capable than the previous-generation BAS system." |
Using the smaller displacement European Insignia engines would probably have been blasphemy. :rolleyes:
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Unfortunately, that's a reality of marketing vehicles in North America.
Which sucks. |
Wow, they really upped the voltage and power on this one. Good idea. Wasn't the first BAS only like 36V or something like that?
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The good part is that it's not even an option, just normal. |
3835 LB sounds like a recipe for bleh.
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...all-American "lightweights" (not!)
CHEVY @ 3200 lbs. BUICK @ 3800 lbs. CADDY @ 4200 lbs. |
Retrofit the eAssist system into a Cruze Eco. :)
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Wow, as pudgy as it is, this is a 25-30% increase in MPG, as standard equipment. Way to go GM!
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