free radical wrote:
1320Fastback wrote:
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Build a 1 ton, crew cab, 8' bed hybrid electric with with small turbine engine and I will buy one right now. I know I know battery technology is going to improve, I've heard it before.
Been done few years back,
100 mpg hybrid electric GM truck,whats holdin them back ? Big oil control maybe
https://youtu.be/4XHbQLfgI6g
That 100mpg figure is kind of misleading -- it counts the ~40 miles of electric range as "free" miles:
That 100 mpg, by the way, assumes daily use of no more than, say, 60 or 70 miles: 40 on electric, the other 20 or 30 miles covered using 1 gallon of gas. More gas-fueled miles lowers the effective mileage.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1071881_what-would-you-pay-for-a-100-mpg-via-full-size-pickup-truck
100mpg cars are possible, but they tend to be ultra-light and start looking more like a motorcycle with full fairing than a family car. The best I've gotten in my Accord Hybrid is 57mpg, and that was on mostly flat roads with a 35mph speed limit. In normal commute traffic I get around 43mpg. At 70mph highway speeds, it's around 37mpg.
