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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

Clean Fleet Report

The Most Versatile and Functional Electric Pickup? First announced in 2022, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is now available at Chevrolet dealerships across North America. The Silverado EV has culled the useful Hummer EV bits and pieces, which for us makes it a better option if looking for an electric pickup.

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Clean Fleet Report

Chevrolet Readies Its Counterattack to the Ford F-150 Lightning. With an announced on sale date of spring 2023, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV is slowly getting attention from full-size pickup owners. Clean Fleet Report wanted to give an update as we are one year out from seeing the Silverado EV in Chevrolet dealerships.

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Event: 2022 Chicago Auto Show

Clean Fleet Report

Two themes emerged from the 2022 Chicago Auto Show: special edition vehicles and those powered by some sort of electricity. The special edition vehicles included trucks and SUVs sporting an array of accessories and trim kits, while cars and SUVs using electricity are continuing to grow more dominant by the day. BMW mates M & EV.

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

Electric Auto Association

Great turnout despite the weather BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. On June 9, the tour stopped in Dayton, where EAA’s Drive Electric Dayton (DED) chapter took the lead in making the arrangements, as well as staffing the event.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used.

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Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

The Truth About Cars

While Tesla has managed to solidify the United States as the dominant purveyor of all-electric vehicles, American performance has long been synonymous with exceptionally large motors boasting the kind of oomph foreign manufacturers might consider excessive at a price point that seems downright reasonable. It is what it is.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Green Car Congress

EcoCAR 2 requires students to explore a variety of powertrain architectures focusing on electric drive vehicle technology. EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design.