The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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VUE Saturn 2007 Green 105

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2011

AT&T is putting 101 Chevrolet Express Cargo 2500 vans powered by low-emissions compressed natural gas into its customer service fleet. Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana CNG storage tanks. The vans get gasoline-equivalent fuel economy of 11 mpg city and 16 mpg highway. to 23 gasoline-equivalent gallons. Click to enlarge.

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Chevrolet Fleet GMC MPG 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. The natural gas Civic had held first place for 8 years running. Honda Civic Natural Gas. ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

Should EV charging stations be allowed where gas stations aren’t? Will Americans embrace a small, two-door, urban-focused EV with well under 200 miles of range—potentially maybe with tech like battery-swapping? Which major automaker might be partnering with Fisker for an electric pickup? The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4

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Honda PHEV Future Fuel 52

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2022

Driving Range: 400 miles. Chevrolet has confirmed 100 miles can be added in about 10 minutes when charging with 350 kW DC fast charging. Available Super Cruise, demonstrated here on the GMC Hummer EV, offers hands-free driving and features the ability to automatically change lanes. WT: 510 horsepower; RST: 664 horsepower.

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Silverado Chevrolet GMC Hummer 82

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

On two highway 200-plus-mile road trips the Blazer EV averaged 2.7 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Con: The Blazer EV has trouble guessing its range Pay attention to the battery state of charge –just like you would a gas gauge–and don’t put as much stock in the range display in the Blazer EV.

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Chevrolet Range Personal Building 52

Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Lower-line Lightnings use the 12-inch horizontal display from high-end gasoline F-150s. On the plus side, you can confidently power a Lightning through a curve faster than its gas counterpart—though we also felt some uncomposed behavior and what chassis engineers call “head toss” on uneven pavement. Photos by John Voelcker.

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F-150 Ford San Antonio Gasoline-Electric 131

Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

We had a chance to spend several hours driving through the largely flat precincts around Detroit, putting almost 100 miles on a black example that stickered just south of $100,000. Over 100 miles of mixed traffic, we saw efficiencies of 2.0 miles per kilowatt-hour. that the gas versions do.

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Silverado Chevrolet F-150 Google 52

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Rivian, despite a near-$100 billion market cap, has miles and years to go to become “the next Tesla,” the unfortunate albatross that gets hung from the neck of many electric vehicle newbies. But for proof, the R1T successfully completed the TransAmerica Trail, a roughly 5,000-mile gauntlet from North Carolina to the Oregon coast.

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F-150 Hummer GMC Miles 103

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. In GM teaser videos we saw hints of future electric GMC and Chevrolet pickups and what clearly looks like a Camaro.

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GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Production of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks is underway in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the pickups are available for order by fleet and retail customers through Chevrolet and GMC dealers. The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500 HD Vortec 6.0L The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500 HD Vortec 6.0L

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GMC Chevrolet Sierra Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

General Motors is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel versions of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between CNG and gasoline fuel systems. With both CNG and gasoline tanks full, the trucks offer a range of more than 650 miles.

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Sierra Silverado GMC Chevrolet 291

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

Chevrolet and GMC extended cab heavy-duty pickup trucks with a bi-fuel option will sell for $11,000 above the suggested base-vehicle price. Fleet and retail customers can place orders for the 2013Ú Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD beginning 19 April. per gallon of gasoline. per gallon of gasoline.

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GMC Chevrolet Price Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2014

Bi-fuel options, allowing either compressed natural gas or gasoline to power the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD pickups, will start at $9,500.

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GMC Chevrolet Sierra Silverado 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 31, 2024

All-New Compact Electric SUV The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is hoping to be what many people have been waiting for—a 300+ mile all-electric range (AER) compact SUV that, with incentives, will be priced in the high $20,000 to low $30,000 range. With the 300+ mile AER and ample cargo space, it also will be used for longer road trips.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The latest from GM is the all-new 2024 Equinox EV that follows on the heels of the Chevrolet Blazer EV , Chevrolet Silverado EV , GMC Hummer EV , Cadillac Lyriq EV , all based on the flexible and dedicated Ultium EV platform. Dual electric motors with eAWD 290 horsepower and 346 pound-feet of torque 280-mile all-electric driving range.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 30, 2022

Liter gasoline engine and a 94kW electric motor. In 225 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 45.4 mpg with the best fuel economy on an all-city 45-mile run where the average was a stellar 46.7 First Drive: GMC Canyon. A smaller, but not small pickup. Unexpected Efficiency. Road Test: 2019 Ford Ranger.

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Ford Hybrid MPG Fuel Economy 87

Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

According to the originating report, the Highlander will go all-electric, leaving room for a Grand Highlander offering various gasoline-fueled flavors. 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring is now being delivered, and once again it hits a 516-mile EPA range—the best of any EV. gas stations.

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Electra Vehicles

JULY 21, 2021

The cost to fuel a plug-in EV is significantly lower than the cost of gasoline or diesel, especially in a well managed fleet that employs a charging strategy based on daily energy costs. while the gas-powered Ford Fusion’s TCO was $4,592.3. To compare, the all-electric Nissan Leaf’s total cost of operation (TCO) was $3,620.8

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Fleet Market F-150 Electric 52

EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

A lot of electric vehicle observers, analysts, and pundits like to say that, “When electric vehicles reach price parity with ICE vehicles – it’s game over gas-powered vehicles.” As many EV owners like to say, “Happiness is never having to go to a gas station.” Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

XL delivered 154 hybrid electric (HEV) GMC Savana Cargo vans to the California Vanpool Authority (also known as CalVans ) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet. According to the company, the order represents the largest single hybrid electric van deployment in California to date.

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GMC California Hybrid 2001 223

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

One Bloomberg study found 341 miles was the average range desired, while Deloitte Consulting’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study found US consumers want to be able to travel 518 miles on a fully charged battery in a BEV that costs $50,000 or less. Studies differ about far drivers want to be able to go between charges.

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