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First natural gas GM half-ton pickups with 5.3L DI engines delivered in Texas

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During EPA testing the DuraDrive DI set a record for efficiency on an eight-cylinder natural gas truck, achieving 23 mpg (10.2 The half-ton CNG upgrade from Nat G comes standard with a 24 gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) natural gas cylinder giving the vehicle a combined natural gas and gasoline range of more than 1,000 highway-miles.

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Tula Technology reports up to 18% fuel economy gain in GM 6.2L V8 using Dynamic Skip Fire technology; emissions benefits too

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One of the benefits of DSF is the wide range of firing pattern selections to minimize the resonance modes. mpg at DSF versus 17.34 mpg at V8 mode. mpg at DSF versus 17.34 mpg at V8 mode. The base engine is used by General Motors in many applications, among them, the 2010 GMC Yukon Denali.

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Tech: New Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions

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It has worked since 2018 with General Motors to incorporate DSF into more than a million of the company’s V8-engine models, including the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado and Suburban, and GMC Sierra and Yukon. According to a recent paper by Tula, it has simulated efficiency improvements of 2.5

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