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Very very informative. I liked all the drivetrain details. Overall excellent effort Jeff. Product maturity is sooooo.. important especially when tech takes a generation leap.

NEVS is building its NG 9-3 using Phoenix’s drivetrain …. which means its going to be a parallel-hybrid.

What next? Hmm ….. how about a more professional NEVS/SAAB website … with their two products electric 9-3 and future parallel-hybrid(drivetrain based on Phoenix).

+1 TimR.
It’s all about being a saab fan, I guess.

We all know that Youngman/Mahindra will have difficulty getting GM approval if they wish to build the previous models of 9-3, 9-5 etc as GM is present in both the chinese and indian markets.Thats why saab tooling […]

The real reason for Solyndra’s fall is not lack-of-accountability but the fact that solar tech itself is crap!! It is massively energy-inefficient, cost-intensive and not-compact taking up huge […]

Any info on Mikael Kubu? TimR?

Saab Parts North America (SPNA) will be owned by Saab Parts, Sweden.
SPNA will likely have a website to serve customers in the US.

52% stake in the consortium held by a swede lawyer from gothenberg.

I can’t confirm this. Hopefully SU will publish an article to explain things. TimR?

Phoenix was a concept, not a production 9-3.

The main tech with Phoenix that is available is:
- light-weight AWD (independant electric rear axle with regenerative braking)
- low Cd external design

Have I […]

“Range Anxiety” is solvable with LiO2 tech, hence mass-adoption of EV’s and Hybrids is a reality in the long-term (say 2020). This is a good direction.

Bio-Power is already there in the form of bio-ethanol, […]

Got a few doubts regarding legal rights over the Saab name itself. Maybe someone knows more and can throw some light on the issues below:

1. Am i right in assuming that Saab AB(aircraft company) and Scania […]

+1

Still not clear who are all the bidders! I just hope the company based in Munich wins the bid & starts production. I can wish can’t I…..

Saab shouldn’t really be delving into the past. Those who tried to save saab like VM et al are nothing short of heros indeed. But thats in the past.

I’d like to see Saab go on a marketing blitz with multiple ad […]

The engine internals have always been good for me performance wise. Maybe Saab compromised their external styling DNA (there was a brief renaissance with the aero-x).

Maybe Saab could have avoided building the […]

Mr. Lind mentions that a smaller car should have been sold. Hinting at the 9-2 perhaps. Or maybe ……. he meant a new 21st century 900. Or maybe he was just referring to a lower cost bracket car (say […]