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General Motors plans to introduce a bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala four-door sedan for the 2015 model year. The vehicle will be able to run on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG) and will be sold to both retail and fleet customers, GM CEO Dan Akerson revealed at the OPEC Oil Embargo +40 summit.
Actual details about the car have yet to be released, but General Motors claims it will It features a factory-engineered and fully warranted powertrain that switches seamlessly from CNG to gasoline for a total range of up to 500 miles (804.6 kilometers).
“We know that U.S. energy security won’t come from a one-off moonshot,” Dan Akerson said. “It will flow from our systematic investment in technology and innovation... our drive to get more from existing energy sources and renewables... our commitment to conservation... and it will be assured by fully and safely exploiting our shale gas reserves.”
The new bi-fuel Impala is part of GM’s plan to save 12 billion gallons of gasoline in its 2011 to 2017 model year vehicles.
“We know that U.S. energy security won’t come from a one-off moonshot,” Dan Akerson said. “It will flow from our systematic investment in technology and innovation... our drive to get more from existing energy sources and renewables... our commitment to conservation... and it will be assured by fully and safely exploiting our shale gas reserves.”
The new bi-fuel Impala is part of GM’s plan to save 12 billion gallons of gasoline in its 2011 to 2017 model year vehicles.
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