Chevrolet is Designing a Bi-Fuel Impala for the US Market

BRADENTON, Fla. - Oct. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- The sales experts at Cox Chevrolet in Bradenton are excited to announce that Chevy plans to release a bi-fuel Impala. Following the release of the fully redesigned, 2014 Chevrolet Impala (http://www.coxchevy.com/models/2014-chevrolet-impala/), this new model will be able to run on both gasoline and natural gas.  This is the first such sedan to be designed for release in the United States.

While readers are surely familiar with the Impala—one of the most distinctive vehicles on the road today—the concept of bi-fuel surely needs a bit of explaining. A bi-fuel engine is capable of running on either compressed natural gas (CNG) or gasoline. Because natural gas is generally cleaner burning and costs less, the Impala will use it as fuel first before switching over to gasoline if necessary.

The estimated range of the combined fuel tanks on the bi-fuel Impala is about 500 miles. Drivers that are looking to have control over which fuel will be used, however, will be able to get that too. With just the push of a button, the Impala can switch from running on natural gas to running on gasoline.

CNG vehicles have, on average, a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over their gasoline-powered counterparts. Expected to go on sale in the summer of 2014, the bi-fuel Impala will join Chevy's other CNG-friendly vehicles: the bi-fuel Silverado and CNG Express Cargo Van.

Alongside the Volt, Cruze Turbo Diesel, and Spark EV, this makes for a pretty impressive selection of alternative fuel options.

To keep up to date on the latest news about Chevrolet cars, trucks, and SUVs, visit the showroom (http://www.coxchevy.com/directions-hours/) at Cox Chevy in Bradenton. In addition to providing area drivers with news like the 2015 Impala Bi-Fuel, they stock the latest lineup of Chevy vehicles and feature a wide variety of used autos from many different manufacturers.

With convenient hours seven days a week, drivers can get behind the wheel of a new car when it suits them. Drivers can find Cox Chevy at 2900 Cortez Road West in Bradenton.