Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

General Motors has released gas-mileage ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks equipped with the base four-cylinder gasoline engine. liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission will return an EPA-estimated 22 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway).

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Colorado GMC MPG 2015 145

Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2019

General Motors announced new EPA fuel economy ratings Thursday for its 2020 Chevrolet Silverado light-duty pickup powered by its new 3.0-liter The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 diesel will rate 23 mpg city, 33 highway for two-wheel drive models with a 10-speed automatic transmission, Chevy said. Fuel economy matters in pickups.

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Silverado MPG Chevrolet 2020 145

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Elio Motors has taken the next step in its plan to manufacture its $6,800 3-wheel vehicles in Louisiana; the Caddo Parish Industrial Development Board (IDB) completed its purchase of the former General Motors Shreveport Assembly and Stamping Plant, allowing Elio Motors to progress in its manufacturing timeline.

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MPG GM Motor Motors 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

VIA Motors inaugurated its first high volume electric vehicle assembly line this week at its new facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. VIA VTRUX deliver up to 40-mile battery range and unlimited extended range, averaging more than 100 mpg in typical daily driving.

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Mexico Electric Vehicles Extended Range Vehicles 304

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Sivak found that while the vehicle fuel economy of the entire light-duty fleet improved by 40% (from 13 mpg US to 21.6 mpg US, or from 18.1 mpg US to 29.8 mpg US, or 9.5 l/100km to 10.9 l/100km), because of the decrease in vehicle load, the occupant fuel economy only improved by 17% (from 24.8

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America 311

Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2019

And General Motors just announced record-setting new EPA fuel economy ratings for its new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado light-duty pickup powered by its new 3.0-liter The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 diesel is rated at 23 mpg city, 33 highway, and 27 mpg combined for two-wheel drive models with the. liter inline-6 turbodiesel.

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Silverado MPG Chevrolet 2020 125

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 3, 2013

General Motors is celebrating being the first U.S. automaker to sell more than one million vehicles in a single year capable of 30 mpg or more on the highway. Sales of 13 different 30 mpg-capable models totaled one million units in 2012, with four models--the Spark, Cruze, Sonic and Volt--managing more than 30 mpg combined.

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MPG 2012 Sale General Motors 124

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers an EPA-certified 39 mpg (6.03 GM expects that number to top the segment in highway fuel economy, with greater highway mileage than the 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid (30 mpg) and Nissan Rogue hybrid (35 mpg FWD). l/100 km) on the highway (FWD model) with the available 1.6L turbo-diesel engine.

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MPG Diesel EPA Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Nat G CNG Solutions has delivered the first natural gas half-ton pickup trucks with General Motors’ 5.3-liter During EPA testing the DuraDrive DI set a record for efficiency on an eight-cylinder natural gas truck, achieving 23 mpg (10.2 liter direct injection engine. l/100 km) highway. direct injection engine.

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Texas Gas San Antonio Engine 259

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), and General Motors Co. GM has provided funding to the Indiana automaker, the first funding action by the newly formed General Motors Ventures LLC ( earlier post ). have agreed to pursue a strategic relationship.

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Bright Automotive GM PHEV General Motors 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Asia Engine GM China 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 in the all-wheel-drive Police Interceptor sedan is rated at 365 hp (272 kW) and is EPA-certified at 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway (14.7 The base 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Tahoe Ford 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

General Motors will invest $109 million in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Mich., liter turbocharged engine for the Chevrolet Cruze Eco model helps achieve EPA-estimated 42 highway mpg. to support engine production for current and future fuel-efficient small cars produced for the US market. liter engine capacity.

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GM Engine Chevrolet General Motors 230

Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2010

Almost a year ago, General Motors launched a little marketing campaign connecting its 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car to the figure "230 mpg."

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MPG Volt Chevrolet 2011 111

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MARCH 16, 2012

liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 in the all-wheel-drive Police Interceptor sedan is rated at 365 hp (272 kW) and is EPA-certified at 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway (14.7 The base 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Tahoe Ford 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

The P5 will include Elio Motors’ recently unveiled 0.9 Elio Motors is targeting a launch date mid 2016 for a vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg (2.8-l/100 The 506 (c) offering is made possible by the Jobs Act of 2012, and allows accredited investors to buy in to Elio Motors. Earlier post.)The

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MPG Motor Motors Motoring 150

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

mpg US (13.5 As an example, Sivak and Schoettle calculated that a car that nominally gets 36 mpg will experience a reduction to 19.8 mpg in actual fuel economy (a reduction of 45%) as a result of disregarding all eco-driving practices. Average on-road fuel economy in the US for all vehicles in 2008 was 17.4 5–25%.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America 252

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 battery electric bus ( earlier post ) is averaging up to 24 mpg (diesel equivalent) in service, a more than 600% improvement over a typical diesel bus. Comparing fuel costs and fuel efficiency. Source: GM. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

General Motors China held an electrification workshop in Shanghai to showcase its new energy vehicles and advanced powertrains. SIDI engine, a customized 6-speed transmission, a 15-kW electric motor and lithium-ion batteries. liters of fuel per 100 km (45 mpg US ) at a constant 90 km/h (56 mph) and 7.2 It consumes 5.2

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GM China Range Buick 225

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Come up with a list of high MPG cars and we're willing to bet that a car powered by a Chevrolet LS3, 6.2-liter, However, just such a car has won one of the categories in the Fleet World MPG Marathon, bettering its quoted MPG figures by 50 percent. The car in question is the Vauxhall VXR8, from General Motors'.

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MPG General Motors Chevrolet Fleet 96

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

mpg US (11.2 mpg, or 9%, since 2004. Ford and General Motors are the two marketing groups that showed improvement in MY2008 and are projected to do so again in MY2009. For 2008, the last year for which EPA has final data from automakers, the average fuel economy value was 21.0 Hybrids are projected to have 1.8%

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Fuel Economy 2004 Economy EPA 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine, 2015 Transit low- and medium-roof regular wheelbase wagons deliver a 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating (16.8 That reflects an improvement of as much as 46% compared with the 10 mpg city/13 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating for the Ford E-Series 6.8-liter When equipped with the 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy 2015 Economy Ford 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman of General Motors, will introduce an extended range electric (eREV) Pickup Truck, SUV and Van from VIA Motors, in a press conference at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on 10 January.

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Detroit SUV Motor Motors 210

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MARCH 7, 2015

Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. Current prototype of the Elio.

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MPG Engine Motor Motors 150

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 24, 2025

Super Cruise engaged Tom Schinderle, the lead development engineer who brought his background designing the ride and handling for the Cadillac Blackwing , said: The Optiq was not designed to be a sport SUV, but we did spend time at the General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona, getting the balance right for handling and for the road.

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Cadillac Escalade General Motors All-Electric 96

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

Newly developed for the next-generation global mini, the S-TEC II engine—a 4-cylinder, 16-valve 1199cc DOHC engine—delivers fuel economy of 18.6 mpg US, 5.4 General Motors India began operations in 1996 and now offers products under the Chevrolet brand, which was introduced in India in 2003. PS (79 hp, 59 kW).

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India Chevrolet GM Global 236

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2024

The Joy of Driving , Malibu Style The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the Southern California non-profit association for automotive journalists, annually brings together writers with automotive manufacturer representatives and their cars. The rest of the cars and trucks at the 2024 MPG Drive Day is at the end of the story.

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MPG Land Rover Recharge Kia 98

Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2023

Which new EVs combine all-wheel drive, 40 mpg or more, and cost less than $30,000? General Motors announced Thursday that GM vehicles will gain Tesla. And why did the electric Microbus take so long to get to the U.S.?

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Lexus General Motors MPG PHEV 150

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Elio Motors’ tiny three-wheeled, 84-mpg vehicle already has a significant following, but before Elio can turn those fans into buyers, it needs to secure a place to build it.

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Motor Motors Motoring Louisiana 148

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM 210

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

GM introduced the 2014 Cruze Diesel in early summer 2013 in the US with an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 27 mpg city, 46 mpg highway and 33 mpg combined (8.7, At that time, the MY2014 Cruze Diesel was going up against the MY2014 Jetta with fuel economy of 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, 34 mpg combined (7.8,

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Diesel Fuel Economy MPG Economy 311

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

General Motors has released the first fuel-economy information for its new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks. So far, however, it includes EPA fuel-economy estimates only for models equipped with the 3.6-liter liter gasoline V-6 and six-speed automatic transmission.

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Colorado GMC 2015 Fuel Economy 132

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

The all-new Cadillac XT4 compact luxury SUV that is coming to China later this month features the all-new General Motors TriPower propulsion system that incorporates multiple innovative technologies, and that is also deployed on the Silverado with a 2.7-liter liters/100 km (33 mpg US). liter engine.

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Cadillac GM SUV China 253

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MAY 13, 2020

In China, General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun and Wuling brands. liters/100 kilometers (50 mpg US). Rong Guang EV. Wuling is offering two variants to meet the differing needs of business and personal users.

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Minivan Chevrolet China Buick 259

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is an important car for General Motors. It's hugely outselling its lackluster predecessor, the Chevy Cobalt, and the EPA rates the special Cruze Eco model at 42 mpg in the highway cycle, giving it gas-mileage bragging rights.

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Chevrolet Plug-in Plug 2014 138

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The Regal with eAssist achieves an EPA-estimated 36 highway mpg (6.5 Development of General Motors’ eAssist Powertrain ( SAE 2012-04-16 ). The system provides an electrical boost to aid the engine at low speeds and on inclines where fuel efficiency can suffer most.

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Congress Buick 2013 GM 247

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

General Motors' venture capital arm GM Ventures has invested for the second time in Proterra Inc, an electric bus maker. The Greenville, South Carolina company makes the EcoRide, a battery-electric bus that achieves the equivalent of 24 mpg in a diesel-engined bus.

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South Carolina GM General Motors MPG 135