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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

Clean Fleet Report

The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro showed-up in my driveway and the neighbors took notice. recently drove the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4, powered by a 3.0-liter Weighing in at 5,640 pounds, the Sierra 1500 AT4 has a maximum payload of 1,810 pounds and can tow 8,800 pounds. Brains and brawn.

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GM: new Sierra 5.3L V-8 EcoTec3 highway fuel economy tops Ford EcoBoost V-6

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V-8 EcoTec3 AFM VVT DI (L83) for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 full-size pickup truck features a new 5.3L 2WD Pickup truck fuel economy comparisons. 2014 GMC Sierra. EcoTec3 V-8 is one of three more efficient new engines for the Sierra; a 4.3L Click to enlarge. Fuel economy.

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GM’s Factory Zero leaving ‘production hell’ 

Teslarati

GM delays Orion Silverado and Sierra EV production to late 2025 GM set a goal to build 200,000 to 300,000 EVs in 2024 equipped with its Ultium battery packs. In comparison, Rivian sold 13,972 units in just Q4 2023. To reach its target, General Motors’ battery production must run smoothly.

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Internet of Things gets major distance boost from IBM and Semtech

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For comparison, the maximum distance today of a smart-meter transceiver in Europe, utilizing FSK modulation, is between one and two kilometers (1.2 The SX1272 is available immediately for sampling and in production quantities.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Showing Sierra Club bigwig, Evan Gillespie how much cargo room our car has. The service guys at Martin Chevy confirmed it, and because section 3 replacements were on backorder they replaced the entire propulsion battery with a brand new one, again under warranty. I sang the praises of the car and how GM stood behind it.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

As a visual and performance statement it naturally draws comparisons with the Cybertruck. GMC Sierra The 2020 GMC Sierra could be getting an EV sibling As part of the General Motors family, it was only a matter of time until tough truck brand GMC jumped aboard the electric ute thing.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. Early last month, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced that USDA had issued a conditional commitment on a $105-million loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery in Nevada to produce renewable jet fuel from municipal solid waste.