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  • Just remember, the added weight of the hybrid system will subtract from the trucks capacity.
  • Groover wrote:
    Personally I would be more excited by a 400hp diesel with a 100hp hybrid electric drive generator combo like Ford is offering in the F150. Just bigger and with a much larger battery so that the electric motor can make a significant difference while pulling a heavy trailer.


    me also. making the diesel a "mild" hybrid with a big enough battery to capture the energy required to stop from 60 and/or an option to capture the energy from a 1 mile 6% downgrade with a 10,000 lb trailer would likely greatly increase in town fuel economy and boost power. With the low fuel consumption at idle, it wouldn't even need start/stop incorporated,
  • FishOnOne wrote:
    Towing is about to get easier! :B


    But the price will get heftier. Figure $80 to $90 thousand????
  • Also apparently an upgraded rear diff to handle the power, and upgrades to the Allison branded transmission as well.
  • Personally I would be more excited by a 400hp diesel with a 100hp hybrid electric drive generator combo like Ford is offering in the F150. Just bigger and with a much larger battery so that the electric motor can make a significant difference while pulling a heavy trailer.