GM to sell car next year powered by gasoline or natural gas
reuters.com
GM CEO announces bi-fuel 2015 Chevrolet Impala
mlive.com [good set of photos at this link]
...The large sedan -- for retail and fleet customers -- operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas and expected to go on sale next summer as a 2015 model. Akerson announced the car during remarks at an energy summit marking the 40th anniversary of the OPEC Oil Embargo. “Next summer, we will offer the groundbreaking Chevrolet Impala with an engine that can switch seamlessly from CNG to gasoline,” said Akerson, according to prepared remarks. “There will be nothing like it on the road – literally...
GM to offer Impalas that run on CNG or gas
From The Detroit News: detroitnews.com
...Today, there are about 1,200 nationwide and only about half are open to the public. This compares with more than 168,000 retail gasoline stations. As a result, GM is giving the Impala a backup gasoline engine — just like it does with its electric Chevrolet Volt. “To give the CNG infrastructure time to play catch up, we got creative and engineered two energy reservoirs for the Impala, just as we did for the Volt,” Akerson said. “This approach takes range anxiety completely off the table by offering 150 miles of range using CNG and an additional 350 miles on gasoline...”
GM to offer dual-fuel Impala in wager on natural gas
Read more: autonews.com
...He said the decision to put the technology on the Impala rather than another vehicle was "curious" given GM's repositioning of the nameplate as a showroom head turner with the spring launch of the redesigned 2014 model, which is pricier and more stylish than its fleet-heavy predecessor Significant sales of a CNG model by the nation's largest automaker "could make GM a lead player in establishing widespread acceptance" of the technology, Baum said. "But it's obviously a long journey..."
GM to offer Chevy Impala that runs on natural gas or gasoline
freep.com
...Unlike some cars that are retrofitted with natural gas tanks, the Impala is “factory-engineered,” GM said, with a “power train that switches seamlessly from CNG to gasoline.”That approach resembles the Chevrolet Volt, which can travel on a battery charge before switching to gasoline...
...“Natural gas power trains are one of the areas where we have increased investment because we believe the technology can satisfy the ‘green’ needs of both the environment and stockholders,” Akerson said, according to a copy of his prepared remarks...
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