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GM Commences Production Of CNG Bi-Fuel Silverado And Sierra Pickup Trucks

After months of anticipation, production of 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks is underway. Built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the trucks are available to both fleet and individual customers via Chevrolet and GMC dealers with the right allocations.

The powertrain features a Vortec 6.0L V8 engine capable of running on either gasoline or Type 3 compressed natural gas (CNG) system while being able to seamlessly switch between the two fuels, without affecting performance. When completely filled, the CNG and gasoline tanks have a combined range of 650 miles, the longest standard bi-fuel range of any OEM truck. But at $11,000 over sticker, it’s not what one would call cheap.

Buyers still get what they pay for, though, as the entire gaseous fuel system meets GM’s strict quality, durability and safety requirements. Additionally, the trucks will be covered by GM’s three-year, 36,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty and five-year, 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty and vehicle emissions warranty.  Lastly, the vehicle meets all the necessary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission certification requirements.

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  1. Very late in a model’s life cycle to have this type of major modification added. Makes me think that the engine/CNG option will survive the arrival of the next gen Silverado/Sierra.
    Now to get the bifuel option on 1500 trucks with 5.3. Thats when I get interested.

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  3. I wish they’d make a CNG Cruze…

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  4. Liquid Natural Gas or CNG is great for fleets that have short-repetitive, predictive routes each day. CNG isn’t practical for anyone else. Honda makes a CNG Civic and it sells in the hundreds per year. Electric is more handy than natural gas because it’s readily
    available in every home.

    I’m glad they make these trucks available for many uses. They’ll be a Godsend to
    many companies, save them money, and help make the air easier to breathe. I
    hope I am still alive when GM finally realizes a V-Trux truck for the masses is
    totally within their grasp.

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  5. Oh yeah, for the guy who says “WHAT PART OF BI-FUEL DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND, JAMES?!!”….

    My answer is, “yeah yeah – but why take up all that space for a dangerously compressed fuel tank that isn’t practical for homeowners and plain folks,
    and not just add batteries which are more efficient and not near as
    explosive?”

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