2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE 2 MODE HYBRID
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Inside the 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE 2 MODE HYBRID you will see the hybrid designation on the instrument panel, which includes a new “economy” gauge to alert drivers of their most fuel-efficient driving habits. There is also the hybrid mode display on the center dash monitor which shows energy use and production from the hybrid gasoline/electric motors.
This new “2-Mode hybrid” powertrain is a huge leap forward of the partial hybrid technology GM put into its light-duty pickups a couple of years back. Two-mode hybrid mates a Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 internal combustion engine with a 300-volt electric drive motor and unique automatic transmission,
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the latter of which operates in dual modes, thus giving the powertrain hybrid its name.just look around
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Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I’ll pick one up for fun.
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