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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

Clean Fleet Report

kW of external charging capability, with up-to 10 outlets, designed to power a worksite, campsite or home Ready for the long haul Driving the Silverado EV RST The GMC Hummer EV and the Chevrolet Silverado EV are built on the same Ultium battery platform. Next up are the GMC Sierra EV Denali. Look ma, no hands!

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Urban Drive Cycle Testing shows a 26% mpg improvement on Ford Transits with XL Hybrids drive system

Green Car Congress

Conducted at an independent, EPA-certified chassis dynamometer testing lab, the test results mirror earlier EPA UDDS chassis dyno performance for Chevrolet and GMC 2500 Express and Savana vans equipped with XL Hybrids’ technology. liter and EcoBoost gasoline engines providing 20% fuel and CO2 savings.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

Lower-line Lightnings use the 12-inch horizontal display from high-end gasoline F-150s. No version of the Lightning offers air suspension, unlike the GMC Hummer EV and the Rivian RT1. Still, it’s a use for EVs that gasoline trucks can’t duplicate, one that justifiably seized public attention. Photos by John Voelcker.

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Cadillac Unveils Plug-in Two-Mode Hybrid XTS Platinum Concept

Green Car Congress

V-6 Direct Injection gasoline engine paired with a plug-in two-mode hybrid system. The plug-in capability boosts the car’s electric-only driving capability, offering additional battery energy capacity and enabling it to recharge from a standard external electrical outlet in roughly five hours. Earlier post.).

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

Green Car Congress

The yet-to-be-named Buick crossover will launch in late 2010, offering a family of fuel-efficient direct-injected gasoline engines, followed in 2011 by the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model. Susan Docherty, general manager of Buick-Pontiac-GMC. The new five-passenger crossover will build on the success GM has had with the Buick Enclave.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

Starting well-equipped from $68,575, which is in line with prices for loaded, gasoline-powered light-duty pickups, the Rivian is a relative powerhouse of design, innovation and all-around capability. The latter figure beats the $112,595 GMC Hummer EV that’s set to reach showrooms in early 2022. inch center infotainment screen.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. In GM teaser videos we saw hints of future electric GMC and Chevrolet pickups and what clearly looks like a Camaro.

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