Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

General Motors has released gas-mileage ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks equipped with the base four-cylinder gasoline engine. liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission will return an EPA-estimated 22 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway).

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Colorado GMC MPG 2015 144

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other. mpg, which is 0.5 mpg higher than MY 2012. mpg higher than MY 2012), and for trucks is 19.8 mpg (annual increase of 0.5

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2013

Startups making small, economical vehicles come and go, but one company offering a high-efficiency vehicle has big plans, buying a former General Motors assembly plant. Elio Motors is the company behind a three-wheeled car capable of 84 mpg highway, on nothing more complicated than gasoline.

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Three Wheeled MPG GM General Motors 166

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Elio Motors has taken the next step in its plan to manufacture its $6,800 3-wheel vehicles in Louisiana; the Caddo Parish Industrial Development Board (IDB) completed its purchase of the former General Motors Shreveport Assembly and Stamping Plant, allowing Elio Motors to progress in its manufacturing timeline.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

The P5 will include Elio Motors’ recently unveiled 0.9 Elio Motors is targeting a launch date mid 2016 for a vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg (2.8-l/100 The 506 (c) offering is made possible by the Jobs Act of 2012, and allows accredited investors to buy in to Elio Motors. Earlier post.)The

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

EPA fuel-economy ratings are in, and rear-wheel-drive versions of the General Motors trucks are rated at 25 mpg combined (22 mpg city, 31 mpg highway).

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Colorado GMC MPG 2016 60

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2016

Elio Motors says it's closer than ever to putting its "84-mpg" two-seat three-wheeler into production, but that still may not be close enough. The company recently secured additional funding, it says, but is still short of what it needs to start production at its former General Motors plant near Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Come up with a list of high MPG cars and we're willing to bet that a car powered by a Chevrolet LS3, 6.2-liter, However, just such a car has won one of the categories in the Fleet World MPG Marathon, bettering its quoted MPG figures by 50 percent. The car in question is the Vauxhall VXR8, from General Motors'.

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MPG General Motors Chevrolet Fleet 89

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AUGUST 21, 2018

In addition to hybrid electric F-250s, XL also offers hybrid electric (HEV) systems for Ford Transit vans, General Motors vans and cutaways, and Ford E-Series cutaways. XL introduced its plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) system for Ford F-150s last year, highlighting an MPG gain of 50% and CO 2 reduction of 33%.

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California Ford North America Fleet 260

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. Current prototype of the Elio.

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MPG Engine Motor Motors 150

Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2010

Almost a year ago, General Motors launched a little marketing campaign connecting its 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car to the figure "230 mpg."

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MPG Chevrolet Volt 2011 109

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

General Motors revealed its new-generation ECOTEC 1.0T liters/100 km (48 mpg US) for the 1.0T mpg US) for the 1.3T Representing a new architecture, the new-generation ECOTEC 1.0T dual injection engines that are being launched in China. This translates into combined fuel consumption of 4.9 engine and 5.8

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Fuel Economy Economy Engine Buick 170

Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MAY 13, 2020

In China, General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun and Wuling brands. liters/100 kilometers (50 mpg US). Rong Guang EV. Wuling is offering two variants to meet the differing needs of business and personal users.

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Minivan Chevrolet China Buick 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

VIA Motors inaugurated its first high volume electric vehicle assembly line this week at its new facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. VIA VTRUX deliver up to 40-mile battery range and unlimited extended range, averaging more than 100 mpg in typical daily driving.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Asia Engine GM China 220

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Nat G CNG Solutions has delivered the first natural gas half-ton pickup trucks with General Motors’ 5.3-liter During EPA testing the DuraDrive DI set a record for efficiency on an eight-cylinder natural gas truck, achieving 23 mpg (10.2 liter direct injection engine. l/100 km) highway. direct injection engine.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

General Motors has released the first fuel-economy information for its new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks. So far, however, it includes EPA fuel-economy estimates only for models equipped with the 3.6-liter liter gasoline V-6 and six-speed automatic transmission.

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Colorado GMC 2015 Fuel Economy 132

Green Car Reports

JUNE 25, 2015

Following a typically drawn-out teaser campaign, General Motors took the wraps off the new Cruze at Detroit's Fillmore Theater yesterday, promising that the new model will.

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Chevrolet 2016 North America MPG 60

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

mpg at DSF versus 17.34 mpg at V8 mode. Tula Technology used a production General Motors L94 6.2L The base engine is used by General Motors in many applications, among them, the 2010 GMC Yukon Denali. Meaning, DSF reduces fuel consumption by 14-18% over V8. —Eisazadeh-Far and Younkins.

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Fuel Economy Economy GM GMC 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Sivak found that while the vehicle fuel economy of the entire light-duty fleet improved by 40% (from 13 mpg US to 21.6 mpg US, or from 18.1 mpg US to 29.8 mpg US, or 9.5 l/100km to 10.9 l/100km), because of the decrease in vehicle load, the occupant fuel economy only improved by 17% (from 24.8

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 4, 2013

US car giant, General Motors is celebrating becoming the first to sell more than one million vehicles in its home country with an EPA-rated fuel economy of 30 mpg or more on the highway test cycle. While that might not sound very impressive to us Europeans, in the US, light-duty vehicles (including passenger cars) sold [.].

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MPG USA GM Fuel Economy 54

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine, 2015 Transit low- and medium-roof regular wheelbase wagons deliver a 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating (16.8 That reflects an improvement of as much as 46% compared with the 10 mpg city/13 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating for the Ford E-Series 6.8-liter When equipped with the 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy 2015 Ford Economy 218

Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2010

than General Motors last month. liter V-6 engine has been rated at 19 mpg city, 31 mpg highway by the EPA is a remarkable achievement. Ford's on a roll lately, selling more cars in the U.S. And it's vowed to achieve best-in-class fuel economy numbers for every new model it launches.

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MPG 2011 Ford Fuel Economy 67

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Elio Motors’ tiny three-wheeled, 84-mpg vehicle already has a significant following, but before Elio can turn those fans into buyers, it needs to secure a place to build it.

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Motor Motors Motoring Louisiana 138

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 in the all-wheel-drive Police Interceptor sedan is rated at 365 hp (272 kW) and is EPA-certified at 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway (14.7 The base 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Tahoe Ford 231

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), and General Motors Co. GM has provided funding to the Indiana automaker, the first funding action by the newly formed General Motors Ventures LLC ( earlier post ). have agreed to pursue a strategic relationship.

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Bright Automotive GM PHEV General Motors 207

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APRIL 18, 2017

XL Hybrids had earlier received CARB Executive Orders on General Motor cargo vans and wagons. XL Hybrids vehicles include the XL Link cloud-based big data analytics system, which measures MPG performance and reports sustainability benefits. The technology works seamlessly in the background with zero impact on fleet operations.

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Conversion Hybrid California Ford 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 in the all-wheel-drive Police Interceptor sedan is rated at 365 hp (272 kW) and is EPA-certified at 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway (14.7 The base 3.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Tahoe Ford 225

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2013

General Motors is cancelling the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu Eco mild hybrid sedan because the base model gets the same EPA-rated gas mileage, Fox News reports. This shouldn''t be that surprising. Thanks to a reworked 2.5-liter

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2014 Chevrolet Hybrid MPG 100

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Today, Tesla recalls every Model S electric car to check seat belts, we compare pickup truck fuel economy for Ford, General Motors, and Ram, and the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage debuts at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Mitsubishi 2017 Los Angeles MPG 60

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

With continually rising corporate average fuel economy levels required through 2025, General Motors will test a third generation of its eAssist mild-hybrid system during the current model year. The eAssist mild hybrid system is dead, long live the eAssist mild hybrid system? This time, though, they're not sedans and small SUVs.

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Hybrid GMC Fuel Economy MPG 60

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 15, 2024

The fuel economy, which is best in Touring mode, is rated by the EPA at 24 mpg city/29 highway/26 combined mpg. mpg, same as the EPA. We were pleased to cross the 30 mpg mark and surpass the EPA 29 mpg rating by so much. General Motors has announced a commitment to 30 new global electric vehicles by the year 2025.

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Cadillac Escalade SUV MPG 55

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

General Motors will invest $109 million in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Mich., liter turbocharged engine for the Chevrolet Cruze Eco model helps achieve EPA-estimated 42 highway mpg. to support engine production for current and future fuel-efficient small cars produced for the US market. liter engine capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 battery electric bus ( earlier post ) is averaging up to 24 mpg (diesel equivalent) in service, a more than 600% improvement over a typical diesel bus. Comparing fuel costs and fuel efficiency. Source: GM. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got photos of the new--and rather nice-looking--2014 Mazda 3 sedan, news about the future of coal for generating electricity, and a look at General Motors repeating history with its newest hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Coal MPG Mazda Volt 83