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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I assume it has the ability to discharge faster but still. I also don't think it has a standard battery just that one.
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The articles I've read say it still has a standard 12V battery; the extra battery and hybrid system are 48V.
Yes, it's basically a glorified stop-start system that can also add up to 130 ft-lbs to the engine's output, but it's a start (pun intended). Adding wheel motors and capacitors gets really expensive, really quickly, in an already-expensive vehicle, and I don't see a market ready for that in trucks yet anyway. I don't think even this mild system will be embraced universally.