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GM has committed to multiple fuel-saving technologies across its car and truck engines line.  The all-new 2009 Chevy Traverse crossover, for example, enjoys the best highway fuel economy (24 mpg for 2WD models) of any eight-passenger SUV, thanks in part to the new Chevy Engines, one being a 3.6L V-6 with variable valve timing and direct injection technologies.

Their commitment applies to a bevy of fuel-saving and emission-reducing technologies already on the road in GM cars and trucks around the world. These vehicles include more than 3.5 million vehicles with variable valve timing (VVT); 700,000 vehicles with direct injection; 800,000 vehicles with Active Fuel Management™ cylinder deactivation technology, which automatically lets the engine run on half of its cylinders when full power is not needed; 200,000 vehicles with turbocharged gas engines; and 42,000 vehicles with both direct injection and turbocharging. Facts from http://www.gm.com/

GM is also a major proponent of growing the infrastructure for alternative bio-fuels, such as E85 ethanol, and it strongly supports research that will bring ethanol from non-food sources into the marketplace. GM has more than two million E85-capable vehicles on the road, more than any other automaker.

This is only one of the new technologies being provided to the public. Hybrid technology is the other. There are many technologies still in the research and development stages with lots of potential. I say lots of potential because until it becomes approved for production, it only has potential.

Understanding what E-85 flexfuels are may be helpful in understanding why Chevy and GM are so hot on flex fueled vehicles. Hopefully, we have demystified what flex fuels are and how we will use this type of fuel in the future. We have more interesting information on motors” “engines in our blog, please enjoy it. GotEngines.com @ 1-888-344-8044 provides this information as a courtesy and educational device for our customers.