Chevy Silverado Hybrids Bring a Ray of Light in Charley'd Southwest Florida

General Motors' Chevrolet Silverado gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks, which double as mobile power generators, will get their first real world test helping hurricane victims in Florida. Kevin Ladkey of Manheim's Detroit Auto Auction in Romulus, MI, checks the paperwork prior to the first shipment, Wed. August 18, 2004. GM plans to send between 40 and 50 of the trucks to the hardest hit areas of Florida. Each truck is equipped with four 120-volt outlets, which can be used to power refrigerators, lights, drills, saws, computers and other electrical appliances that use standard household voltage. (General Motors/Joe Polimeni)