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It's an interesting idea and on the surface it has more merit than the regular ho ho ho systems.
I too fall into the trap of not thinking about others' driving conditions. As a semi-rural flatlander, it's hard to imagine city stop-n-go, mountainous areas, etc. I'm in an area with lots of stop-n-go and steep hills right now and it's much different than what I'm used to. I totally hate it but I'm on the brakes much more per mile. I still have the factory brakes on my '94 with over 100k but now I doubt that even I could have achieved that here in the urban hills.
Related to what Bob said, in a hilly area weight is paramount and if the needed equipment is heavy it is even less likely to pay back.
The other day I discovered I could coast engine off for miles going downhill, but the fe still sucked because I could only go uphill in the low gears.
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