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Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
The Chevy Tahoe
The Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid will go on sale next year as a 2008 model, along with the GMC Yukon Two-mode Hybrid. Pricing and production volumes have not been announced.
According to Design Manager David Smith, he and his team gave Chevy Tahoe Two-mode Hybrid a slightly different look to go with its hybrid powertrain, while still ensuring that everyone would know it was a Chevy. The Tahoe Two-mode Hybrid is has a lower stance in the front and has additional aerodynamic features compared to the non-hybrid Tahoe.
The Vortec V8-powered hybrid combines GM's Active Fuel Management technology (aka displacement on demand) with a hybrid-electric drive system developed by a GM-BMW-DaimlerChrysler partnership, and based on the technology in GM's hybrid transit buses. The result is said to be a 25 percent improvement in composite fuel efficiency.
Said Tom Stephens, group vice president, GM Powertrain, "The Tahoe Two-mode Hybrid delivers on GM's commitment to apply advanced technologies where we will realize the most fuel savings."
