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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. As a result, Chevrolet can deliver a low-volume, affordably priced hybrid pickup that delivers uncompromised capability and up to 13% better fuel economy in city driving.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

We’re not holding our breath for that mythical $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox EV, but we figured retail versions of Chevy’s Silverado EV pickup truck and Blazer EV SUV would have reached the market by now. Like the larger XC40 Recharge, it’s relatively slab-sided and upright, and its 7.0-inch

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Road Test: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV

Clean Fleet Report

In less than half a year since then, Chevrolet has introduced two larger all-electric SUVs, the Blazer EV and Equinox EV , as well as the Silverado EV pickup. Recharging the batteries when driving is through regenerative braking. The “Affordable EV” Crowd: Road Test: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. Powertrain. News: 2024 Fiat 500e.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Chevrolet Silverado EV will have an EV range of up to 650km.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

We’re not holding our breath for that mythical $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox EV, but we figured retail versions of Chevy’s Silverado EV pickup truck and Blazer EV SUV would have reached the market by now. Like the larger XC40 Recharge, it’s relatively slab-sided and upright, and its 7.0-inch

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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV: Chevy’s lowest-priced electric car gets a big brother

Charged EVs

Chevy already previewed an all-electric compact crossover and a pickup truck, and announced in April that it would build an all-electric Silverado with an estimated 400 miles of rated range at its Factory Zero EV assembly plant in Detroit. We’d happily drive a Bolt EUV as our daily vehicle, presuming we had a home charging station.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

The goal of using taxpayer dollars to increase sales of electric vehicles should serve two primary purposes: 1) To reduce the cost differential between comparable EV and ICE vehicles to make EVs more attractive and more affordable to more people. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate. . 4,000 Base Tax Credit.