Ford working on F150 hybrid
linc Also mention in passing, a diesel is in the parts bin.Depending on the success of the Ram ED I suppose.
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Fordlover wrote:
You wouldn't guess that the Prius is capable of acceleration when you get caught behind one in traffic. Perhaps the drivers are always trying to outperform their previous MPG best. I feel like I could out run one on foot.
But in all seriousness, there is nothing wrong with hybrids. I knew a guy with a Escape hybrid with well over 100K on it and stated he had not noticed any degradation in MPG or battery performance.
The reason the hybrid battery packs can last for 10 years is because of the aggressive battery management system included with hybrids. You'll never get your laptop battery to last 10+ years without showing reduction in performance.
Cracks me up when I see someone behind me change lanes at a red light to get behind the car beside me instead of the Prius I'm in. Then when the light changes I take off like normal and the guy that changed lanes is caught behind the slowpoke that was beside me. I see more Buicks and work trucks poking around than hybrids and there are a lot of hybrids around Tampa. But they do have that stigma among other things. Co-worker asked why'd ya buy a girl car? I like girls.
