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Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Optiq

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Observations: 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV General Motors is on a roll, having announced or released several battery electric vehicles, including the GMC Hummer and Sierra, Chevrolet Silverado , Equinox and Blazer , the Cadillac Lyriq , Escalade IQ and Escalade IQL.

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Road Test: 2025 Rivian R1T Tri

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Carving out its place in the EV pickup market The on-road performance and off-road capability places the R1T in the same price range as the top trim levels of other all-electric trucks—the Ford Lighting, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and Tesla Cybertruck. Request a lengthy test drive to get the feel if an electric pickup is right for you.

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2014 Silverado and Sierra pickups leverage high- and ultra-high strength steels for weight reduction

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The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 have strategically replaced traditional steel with lightweight, high-strength steels for improved capability, safety and fuel efficiency. Similarly, making the most of mass also enables Silverados and Sierras equipped with the 4.3L These materials reduce mass and increase strength.

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2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with new diesel delivers EPA-estimated 33 mpg highway; driver-selectable stop/start

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The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the available, all-new 3.0L Duramax turbo-diesel engine delivers an EPA-estimated 33 mpg highway and 23 city in rear-wheel-drive models. EPA-estimated fuel economy for four-wheel drive models is 29 mpg highway/23 city. The Duramax 3.0L Turbo-Diesel V8 and Colorado with the Duramax 2.8L

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2020 Chevrolet Silverado diesel tops pickup truck mpg race

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General Motors announced new EPA fuel economy ratings Thursday for its 2020 Chevrolet Silverado light-duty pickup powered by its new 3.0-liter The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 diesel will rate 23 mpg city, 33 highway for two-wheel drive models with a 10-speed automatic transmission, Chevy said. Fuel economy matters in pickups.

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Verizon Purchases 576 Chevy Silverado Two-Mode Hybrids Pickups

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Verizon has purchased 576 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrids. The 2010 Silverado Hybrid is a full-size, fully-capable, V8-powered two-mode hybrid truck that delivers up to a 40% improvement in city cycle fuel economy. V-8 engine to operate in its more economical V-4 mode for longer periods.

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2020 Chevrolet Silverado diesel tops pickup truck mpg race

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And General Motors just announced record-setting new EPA fuel economy ratings for its new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado light-duty pickup powered by its new 3.0-liter The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 diesel is rated at 23 mpg city, 33 highway, and 27 mpg combined for two-wheel drive models with the. liter inline-6 turbodiesel.

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