|
So, you've
got a problem.
You need full truck performance and
functionality. For example, you carry some pretty heavy
payloads to job sites, and you also do quite a bit of
towing.
Unfortunately, gas prices are killing you or your company's profit margins. 12
mpg in city driving just isn't cutting it. |
|
Solution?
The 2010 GMC
Sierra hybrid (and its brother the Chevy Silverado hybrid).
As a full-sized hybrid pickup truck, the Sierra hybrid
offers 6,100 pounds of towing capacity while achieving about 21
mpg in the city and 22 on the highway. While that's only
about a 25 percent improvement overall over the
non-hybrid Sierra, it's almost a 50 percent improvement in city fuel economy.
How does the Sierra hybrid do it?
The
Sierra hybrid pickup truck comes equipped with
a 300-Volt NiMH battery pack set upon an aluminum-block 6.0
liter pushrod V8. The transmission utilizes 4 fixed gear
ratios with two 60-kilowatt electric motors with
planetary gearsets - providing full sized pickup truck
performance and hybrid fuel economy.
Now, that's full-sized hybrid
power!
To
smooth out the ride of the Sierra hybrid, which was
affected by the extra weight of the battery on the
chassis, GM has added liquid filled cab mounts that help
reduce cab vibration.
Additionally, GM added a few extra
features to the Sierra hybrid pickup truck to help
increase fuel economy, such as Bridgestone low rolling,
all-season resistance tires, and a cover for the cargo
bed to reduce aerodynamic drag.
That's
the Sierra hybrid pickup truck, a real truck with
hybrid fuel economy. Also, check out the Chevy
Silverado hybrid.
|
Latest
GMC Sierra Hybrid Pickup News
- GM motors into new hybrid investment
-
Sierra hybrid an Intellichoice 'Best Deals'
-
Silverado
- Another $40,000 GM hybrid
-
Silverado:
A very Smart GM hybrid
- Maybe
GM's large hybrids aren't so bad?
- GM
dealers not interested in hybrids
- Greenwashing:
GM's dual mode hybrid vehicles
- Finally,
a real revolution from Chevy: The Silverado hybrid
- 2009
Chevy Silverado hybrid debuts at LA Auto Show
- GM's
dual mode hybrid advantage?
- Silverado
hybrid wins SEMA Award
- GM's
dual mode hybrid technology versus single mode hybrid
technology
|
