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Stuff We Use: External Speakers

The Truth About Cars

We’ve used this speaker and it is decently robust with good sound, clearly designed to weather a few knocks and scrapes in typical Jeep environments whilst also able to provide a bit of juice to devices via its USB port. The updated Flare 2 has an additional set of lights atop its crown.

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Viva Revolution! RAM reveals its electric pick-up truck

EV Central

A concept version of what will be revealed in production form within months, the Revolution will square off in North American showrooms from 2024 against the Ford F-150 Lightning , the Chevrolet Silverado EV , the Rivian R1T and even the much-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck , which is nowadays being touted for a late 2023 launch.

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 offered with new 4-cylinder turbo with Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation

Green Car Congress

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck will be offered with an all-new, technologically advanced 2.7L The next-gen Silverado with the 2.7L Turbo delivers 0-60 mph performance in less than seven seconds and weighs 380 pounds less than the current Silverado with the 4.3L 2019 Silverado RST. V-6 it replaces.

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General Motors emphasizing faster electric vehicle launches after positive 2021 earnings

Teslarati

” GM’s Earnings Call was the highlight of the evening as it shed new light on the automaker’s planned expansion of its electric vehicle lineup. GM said that the Silverado , Equinox, and Blazer EVs will all begin deliveries in 2023. GMC Hummer EV sports its massive size alongside full-size SUV.

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

Green Car Congress

liter EcoBoost also features all-new engine logic that adjusts operating parameters on the fly to provide the best efficiency and performance for the environment and workload. liter V6 EcoDiesel and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-liter The composite CGI/aluminum block saves weight while providing strength for durability. The 24-valve 3.5-liter

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

Each year, automakers unveil new types of EVs to expand their reach in light-duty vehicles. For example, Chevrolet will produce its first electric truck with the 2024 Silverado EV—an electric version of the #2 best-selling vehicle in the U.S. and a direct competitor of the Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning and Tesla Cybertruck.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

Cars That Think

Passenger cars and light duty trucks account for about 57 percent of those totals. Getting Wyomingites into EVs, considering there were only 456 electric cars and light trucks registered statewide as of March 2022, with 95 being non-Tesla vehicles, will be tricky. and a similar amount in Europe.