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GM discontinues the parallel hybrid Silverado and Sierra trucks

2006 GMS Sierra Parallel Hybrid Truck A few years back General Motors silently introduced the PHT versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. The parallel hybrid trucks (PHT) had GM's first cut at a mild hybrid system. Unfortunately, they never provided much fuel economy benefit only giving about 2mpg more than a standard truck. Like the system used on the Saturn Vue and Aura, it can't move the vehicle on battery power alone. The roughly 3,000 examples that were sold mostly went to fleet users such as contractors. The biggest draw ... Read more →

GM to be first to build hybrids in Canada, followed by Ford Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors has announced that they will be the first automaker to produce hybrid vehicles north of the border in Canada. The Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups equipped with GM's two-mode ...

SEMA's Vehicle Design Awards finally add a "hybrid" category, winner is Chevrolet Silverado Classic Sebastian Blanco

At last week's SEMA show, a show not known for its embrace of green car technologies, hybrids finally made an impact on the annual SEMA Vehicle Design Awards. The awards finally added a hybrid ...

GM discontinues the parallel hybrid Silverado and Sierra trucks 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

2006 GMS Sierra Parallel Hybrid Truck A few years back General Motors silently introduced the PHT versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. The parallel hybrid trucks (PHT) had GM's first cut at a mild hybrid system. Unfortunately, they never provided much fuel economy benefit only ...

GM to be first to build hybrids in Canada, followed by Ford 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors has announced that they will be the first automaker to produce hybrid vehicles north of the border in Canada. The Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups equipped with GM's two-mode hybrid system will be assembled at the Oshawa truck plant beginning in the fall of 2008, several months ...

SEMA's Vehicle Design Awards finally add a "hybrid" category, winner is Chevrolet Silverado Classic 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

At last week's SEMA show, a show not known for its embrace of green car technologies, hybrids finally made an impact on the annual SEMA Vehicle Design Awards. The awards finally added a hybrid category, and the inaugural winner was the Chevrolet Silverado Classic Hybrid. True to SEMA's aftermarket ...


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