Tag: bi-fuel pickups

Construction Equipment

GM drops price of CNG bi-fuel option on 2015 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra HD

GM has announced that bi-fuel options allowing either compressed natural gas or gasoline to power the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD pickups, will start at $9,500. That’s a drop of $1,500 from the $11,000 the option previously cost. A dedicated CNG option on the 2015 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo and passenger short-wheelbase vans […]

April 18, 2014

Business

Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?

Remember when diesel was $2 a gallon and you could drive your big trucks without gasping at the cost of a fill-up? Those days may be coming back, although it won’t be diesel that’s costing $2 a gallon, but natural gas. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling techniques developed in just the last decade, domestic petroleum […]

April 1, 2013

Business

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff   Built in America Louisiana storm surge barrier takes top global honors The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, a two-mile-long, 26-foot-tall concrete and steel bulkwark against hurricanes and floodwaters, has been named the world’s most outstanding engineering achievement for 2012. Built in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the $1.1 […]

May 26, 2012

Business

2013 GM 2500HDs bi-fuel

Chevrolet and GMC today announced details of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN. The vehicles include a compressed natural gas (CNG) capable Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between CNG and gasoline fuel systems. The truck […]

March 13, 2012

Roadbuilding

2013 GM 2500HDs bi-fuel

2013 GM HD2500s offer bi-fuel CNG package; GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado pickups go green

March 7, 2012