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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

Clean Fleet Report

First announced in 2022, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is now available at Chevrolet dealerships across North America. The slow roll-out for eager consumers follows the Silverado EV WT work truck version that went on-sale in September 2023. inch driver configurable LCD infotainment screen – 17.0-inch Look ma, no hands!

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

The Truth About Cars

Lutz brought with him other investors, as well as executives and engineers from GM. Each vehicle would use the VIA plug-in powertrain which turned the existing gas engine into a range extender. & The V6 or V8 engine operated only as a generator to supply electricity to the electric drive unit once batteries were empty.

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VW’s rugged Scout electric SUV and pick-up brand to be developed by the same outfit that builds the unstoppable Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon

EV Central

Volkswagen has inked a deal with Austrian off-road specialist Magna Steyr to help it develop it next-generation all-electric SUV and pick-up that will be launched under the iconic Scout brand. Replicating what Magna Steyr did for INEOS Automotive with its Grenadier, work is already said to have begun on both the SUV and pick-up.

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2015 Chevrolet and GMC pickups, SUVs to offer eight-speed transmission with EcoTec3 V-8

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet and GMC have confirmed a new eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6.2L The 8L90 also enables numerically lower rear axle ratios, which reduce engine rpm on the highway. EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ).

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LPG system provider Icom earns 17 new EPA certifications For GM vehicles

Green Car Congress

The new certifications cover approximately 200 2010-2012 General Motors Chevrolet- and GMC-brand light-duty trucks and SUV platforms with 4.8- liter engines. The Chevrolet-brand vehicles include Silverado, Tahoe, Express vans, Avalanche and Suburban. It is designed specifically for use with OEM gasoline engines.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

Clean Fleet Report

A Bona Fide Third Row in an Electric SUV Combine the Kia Telluride three-row SUV and the Kia EV6 crossover and you get the all-new, all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 three-row SUV. Drive Modes Classy lights The four drive modes—Eco, Normal, My Drive and Sport—are selected from a toggle on the left side of the steering wheel.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

One’s a three-row midsize SUV under $60,000; the other’s a compact hatchback that starts in the mid-30s. We’re not holding our breath for that mythical $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox EV, but we figured retail versions of Chevy’s Silverado EV pickup truck and Blazer EV SUV would have reached the market by now. Now we’ve driven both.

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