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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. 12
mpg in city driving just isn't cutting it.
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Solution?
The 2010
Chevy Silverado hybrid, available in the summer of 2009.
As full-sized hybrid pickup truck, the Silverado hybrid
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 Silverado, it's almost 50 percent in the
city. The
Silverado hybrid pickup truck comes equipped with
300-Volt NiMH battery pack on 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. That's hybrid
power! To
smooth out the ride of the Silverado 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 Silverado 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 Silverado hybrid pickup truck, a real truck with
hybrid fuel economy.
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Latest
Chevy Silverado Hybrid Pickup News
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Silverado
- Another $40,000 GM hybrid
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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
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