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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Clean Fleet Report

With an announced on sale date of spring 2023, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV is slowly getting attention from full-size pickup owners. Clean Fleet Report wanted to give an update as we are one year out from seeing the Silverado EV in Chevrolet dealerships. This review highlights the status of the Silverado EV as of May 2022.

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Chevrolet to offer small number of 2016 Silverados pickups with e-Assist mild-hybrid technology; 13% better city cycle fuel economy

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet will offer a small number—initially approximately 500 through California dealers—MY 2016 Silverado pickup trucks equipped with eAssist mild-hybrid technology. Silverado already leads the full-size truck segment in V8 fuel economy. Sandor Piszar, marketing director for Chevrolet Trucks. V-8 and 8-speed automatic.

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Verizon Purchases 576 Chevy Silverado Two-Mode Hybrids Pickups

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Verizon has purchased 576 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrids. The 2010 Silverado Hybrid is a full-size, fully-capable, V8-powered two-mode hybrid truck that delivers up to a 40% improvement in city cycle fuel economy. V-8 engine to operate in its more economical V-4 mode for longer periods.

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3.5L EcoBoost leading Ford F-150 sales; highest volume EcoBoost vehicle

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market share of V6 full-sized trucks sold in July. The Chevrolet Silverado takes second place with 12.1% market share, followed by the GMC Sierra with 4.0%, the Dodge Ram with 3.5% torque, is in a class of its own – no one has anything even remotely close to this engine, which can tow as much as 11,300 pounds and deliver 22 mpg.

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

Clean Fleet Report

liter Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 22 mpg city/26 highway/24 combined. mpg, but on a 100-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 29.8 But nudging 30 mpg is impressive, which was aided by the engine stop/start system, which shuts off the engine rather than idling.

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Chevrolet introduces 2018 Equinox SUV with turbo diesel option in N. America

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The 2018 Equinox goes on sale in the first quarter of 2017 in North America and rolls out to approximately 115 additional global markets later in the year. turbo offers a GM-estimated 31 mpg highway (FWD). It also offers a GM-estimated 28 mpg on the highway (FWD). The 2018 Equinox’s 1.5L The available 2.0L The available 2.0L

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

The Truth About Cars

VIA saw an opportunity to capitalize on a new electrified vehicle market, while simultaneously taking advantage of proven Chevrolet underpinnings.& VTRUX trucks (Silverados) were claimed to manage 25 miles per gallon combined. In 2014 the truck was launched on the new Silverado 2500 platform which utilized a 4.3-liter