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Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs

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The final rules for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), announced Friday by the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), set the prescribed improvement at 2% annually for passenger cars and 2% annually for light trucks for those model years.

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

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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 This means that when you are towing up a grade, it will pull strong and still deliver good fuel economy. Fuel economy for the 3.0-liter

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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 EcoTec3 V-8 engine ( earlier post ) equipped with direct injection, cylinder deactivation (AFM) and variable valve timing to achieve EPA estimates of 16 mpg city (14.7 Fuel economy.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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Which 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck do you want to own? Luckily, you don’t need to make this choice, as both come with what GMC is calling a “Supertruck.”. Luckily, you don’t need to make this choice, as both come with what GMC is calling a “Supertruck.”. Like Nothing Else On the Road. Taking the new kid around the block.

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

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The infiniti QX80 and GMC Yukon are a little too big, while something like the Acura MDX is a little too small. That unit comes with a 10-speed automatic and should provide a 21 mpg combined EPA-certified economy rating when configured for front-wheel drive. & The base powertrain will be a turbocharged 2.4-liter

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Urban Drive Cycle Testing shows a 26% mpg improvement on Ford Transits with XL Hybrids drive system

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earlier post ) The fuel economy improvement on the EPA UDDS drive cycle also includes a more than 50% reduction in NO x emissions. The testing process used compares fuel economy performance from a Ford Transit van operating on the OEM gasoline powertrain with that of a Ford Transit operating with the XL3 hybrid-electric system.

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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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. In early testing, the plug-in hybrid is capable of electric-only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds. Glimpse of the new crossover.

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