Comments on: GM to Unveil 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

By: hybrid cars

hybrid cars — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:30:04 +0000

i don’t know if you can do a hybrid truck…just don’t sound right…i will be awesome if it works good

By: Money Matters

Money Matters — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:03:52 +0000

Gm could get better MPG out of their offerings by adding, Direct Injection. Gm seems bent on impressing the public, then they stop just short of wowing everybody. Direct Injection, and dry sump oiling could be combined with MDS for significant gains in MPG.

By: Abraham

Abraham — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:24:00 +0000

C'mon peolpe! It's time to truly change the auto industry in America! We need real changes, not just a 2 or 3 mile per gallon improvement! That's why Toyota is about to become the number one auto-maker in the US!! GM and Ford must understand that we need super efficient vehicles on the road because now we are concerned and worried about global warming and its consequences and because according to numerous experts, economists and geologists the price of oil can easily get to $150 to $200 a barrel in the next two to three years.

Toyota understood that and that's why it's leading. World oil production is about to peak and everything that depends on oil will colapse, especially cars and airplanes. Maybe by 2012 we will only see three-wheeled electric cars. It's just a matter of time and that's why we urgently need radical and revolutionary changes, not superficial changes!!!

By: thomas foca

thomas foca — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:22:58 +0000

ABOUT TIME, GM HAS HAD THEIR HEADS SO FAR UP THEIR GASES FOR SUCH A LONG TIME ITS A SMALL MIRACLE THEIR STILL SOMEWHAT VIABLE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:03:42 +0000

I think its great that a larger truck with a 6.0 can get the same fuel economy at a 1/2 ton truck with a 5.3 engine. And the 6.0 is not antiquated as Charles suggests. This is a great step foward in large engine efficiency while retaining towing capacity for those who really need it.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:16:57 +0000

With the price of gas at 3.15 a gal. and it's fall next summer it's going to reach 4.00 a gal . I own a 2004 silverado with a 5.2 liter and gets on avg. 16.7 miles to the gal.
My lease is coming due the 1st of the year and as much as I love the truck i have a hard time with 62 dollars a week for gas right now , can you imagine this summer at 70 to 75 dollars. Yeah it's getting crazy ...
I sorry I can't applaud the Silverado Hybrid at 19 to 20 miles per gallon and that is their est..
Personally I cannot believe with the engineering staff at a large company like GM who has been in the business this long, cannot come up with better numbers, I feel this issue about fuel economy should be without question their number one focus for the future of there company.
Sorry about being a little harsh but I believe GM needs to have another look at the engineers.
It's time for a paradigm shift into Good fuel economy vehicles
for every make. I feel this 19 - 20 miles a gallon is a joke , let's get serious here. The way oil has begun to be so unpredictable should be a sign for a truly serious change in our
countries priorities. We in the U.S. are way to dependent on Oil, a little disruption and their goes the country.

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:51:57 +0000

I've also read GM is readying a ~4.3L small block V8 diesel engine for this same truck, to be release around the same time frame. I'm excited to see two such options in the same model! It should really show the strengths and weaknesses of each power train. I wonder which will be more fuel efficient, and which will have a better tow rating, etc.

However, I definitely agree with Kurt on the small pickup issue. Too bad more people won't buy smaller trucks, instead of these huge monster trucks. VW used to sell a diesel Rabbit pickup that got 50mpg! I guess it didn't sell that well, so they don't make them anymore. Shoot, there are hardly any small pickups left on the market anymore.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:06:24 +0000

You need the big V8 for towing and hauling. In this case it makes a great deal of sense because for those who really need a truck a 4 banger wouldn’t work.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:56:12 +0000

http://www.hybridtechnologies.com

convert a truck with all lithium-ion

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:18:31 +0000

I used to own a 1979 Mazda B2000 pickup. It got as much as 40 mpg on the highway. I realize that most American men wouldn't be cought dead in a "mini" truck, but theres a lot of us that only require a truck for smaller payloads. Why are we not seeing that kind of setup coupled with a hybrid system?
I can imagine they would be able to produce a small truck that would be capable of 50 - 60 mpg easily.

Built that one and I will be first in line!!!