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First natural gas GM half-ton pickups with 5.3L DI engines delivered in Texas

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liter direct injection engine. GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado trucks for each fleet were upgraded to run on either natural gas or gasoline using the new DuraDrive DI natural gas system, supplied by Utah-based AGA Systems. liter engine, AGA Systems has also started shipping the DuraDrive DI for GM’s 6.2 l/100 km) highway.

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CMU study concludes diesel and hybrid vehicles can retain more value than PFI gasoline vehicles despite higher new car price

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port fuel injected (PFI) gasoline—during periods of higher fuel costs. For trucks, they also found that the diesel versions retained a greater value than the gasoline versions. to evaluate the actual resale values of diesel and gasoline vehicles sold after 3-5 years of ownership. Elisabeth A. Gilmore and Lester B.

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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Class 2 and 3 pickups have and continue to be the largest light-duty users of diesel engines, with an overall growth rate of 12.5% 2019 will prove an important year for the use of diesel engines. Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup. Mazda 3 with a SKYACTIV-D engine. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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Enlarged 2021 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban SUVs offer diesel option

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Duramax turbo-diesel engine. Updated V-8 gasoline engines with Dynamic Fuel Management include the available 6.2L All engines are coupled with a standard 10-speed automatic transmission with push-button electronic shift. The engines also feature automatic stop/start technology, direct injection and variable valve timing.

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CleanFUEL USA Expands Propane Engine Products With IMPCO

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a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. Partnerships like this make it feasible to address the industry’s distribution, installation and service/support gap for propane engines, broadening the potential for propane to become a widely utilized domestic fleet fuel.

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Chevrolet, GMC expand CNG truck and van offerings

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Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. The system automatically switches to gasoline when the CNG tank is depleted.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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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. liter engine and automatic).

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