Chevrolet Hybrid

Nowadays many automakers have shown a great attention to the hybrid car technology’s development and implementation. One of the automaker is Chevrolet. Currently Chevrolet provides the Silverado hybrid – a hybrid trucks – the first production model of Chevrolet Company. Moreover, the company has plans for a various new hybrid models in latest years, such as Tahoe, Suburban, Malibu, or Saturn’s VUE hybrid SUV. Chevrolet also expanded with a fleet of transit buses powered by their Allison Electric Drive Transmission system at the municipal level – for King Country, Washington. That fleet will save more than 750,000 gallons of gasoline a year in King Country, over the non hybrid it replaced.

Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

Chevrolet has introduced to the public its first full size hybrid truck, the Chevy Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid (its sister model) to attract the attention of contractors. The 2005 gasoline electric model will be in automobile market in fall of 2004, and this vehicle – with a Vortec V-8 engine – can produce 295 hp and 335 lb-ft of torque.

Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid is the most impressive models of Chevy, the large SUV, available in 2007. The GMC Yukon Hybrid and the Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid will both receive a combination of the hybrid technology of Chevy. The gasoline electric upgrades will augment fuel economy about 30 percent in the large hybrid SUVs and similarly efficient trucks are available in 2008.

Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid mid-sized sedan was scheduled for production in early 2007 and this model available for retail shortly thereafter.

Chevrolet Equinox Hybrid

The Chevrolet Equinox Hybrid shares a hybrid system similar to the Tahoe Hybrid, which is expected to increase the fuel economy about 30 percent from the Chevy’s Hybrid Technology. This Chevy should be available as hybrid model in 2005 for the 2006 model year.

Beside Chevrolet Hybrid, there are other articles by Johan Young you may interest in reading: Plug-In Hybrids, Fuel Cell Cars, and E85 Ethanol Cars, and 2010 Lexus HS 250h.