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

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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 Clean Fleet Report. Power and Torque and Fuel Sipping. Brains and brawn. liter Duramax turbodiesel engine.

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

The Truth About Cars

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. Each vehicle would use the VIA plug-in powertrain which turned the existing gas engine into a range extender. This sort of topic is the very reason Abandoned History exists.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report’s time in the Hummer combined short course demonstrations of all-wheel steering, Watts To Freedom mode and Crab Walk. If you have driven any electric vehicle, you know the acceleration is quick, with manufacturers trying to outdo each other with the shortest time to 60 or 100 mph. Performance Excitement.

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Tech: New Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions

Clean Fleet Report

According to dozens of automotive story headlines, the internal combustion engine, running on gasoline or diesel, is dead or dying as customers, auto companies and investors flock to electric powertrains. The post Tech: New Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Chevrolet truck sales increased 27%, led by increases by Silverado, Suburban, Avalanche, Colorado, HHR and Equinox. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: 2022 Chevrolet Blazer RS AWD

Clean Fleet Report

liter V6, like the one Clean Fleet Report drove, puts out 308 hp and 270 lb.-ft. fuel economy at 19 mpg city/26 highway/21 combined, with one mile more on the highway for the FWD model. fuel economy at 19 mpg city/26 highway/21 combined, with one mile more on the highway for the FWD model. -ft) of torque. The optional 3.6-liter