Could this badge be hiding a multitude of sins?

Word from Robert Collin at Aftonbladet this morning that GM may have
thwarted Saab's Hybrid being announced as an even bigger breakthrough
than it seemed to be. As it is, the Saab 9-3 Hybrid won rave reviews
for being the first hybrid vehicle to potentially return zero fossil
fuel emissions.

Aftonbladet are reporting today that what Saab didn't say about the
Hybrid was that it is a plug-in hybrid.

And why didn't they say it?

Well, if Robert Collin is correct, they were gagged. A translation of
the Aftonbladet article, from Tom at iSaab, a Swedish Saab forum:


A couple of days previous to the premiere at the Stockholm Autoshow
the orders came from Detroit: Not a word that the car can be charged
from the socket! The Saab emblem on the boot, that hides the 220-volt
intake, was glued shut. The press material was withdrawn and had to
be rewritten. In Trollhattan they donīt know why, but it might be
that GM will show a similar solution on one of its American brands
that will be shown at the autoshow in New York later this April.

So why the fuss? Go to Calcars and check out why they're touting Plug-
ins. In short, there's the mileage benefits, cleaner energy source
benefits, lifetime service cost benefits and power storage benefits.

http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/04/did_gm_screw_sa.html

Well obviously there was no plug-in at the NY auto show. What is
going on here?

Del