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Originally Posted by jetta2.5L
heres my idea ..... DIESEL HYBRIDS!
diesels get 50+ mpg my estimate would be your looking at AT LEAST 90mpg
why is it peterbilt beat the car mfrs to a diesel hybrid?
http://http://www.autobloggreen.com/...ybrid-big-rig/
..sorry i know its kinda off topic by its still hybrid  |
Big rigs are ideal candidates for hybrid power. They tend to either stop-and-go a lot (local rigs) or idle all night (over-the-road sleepers.) They already have to have exhaust brakes because there's no compression braking to speak of. And, like the article said, that Peterbilt saves $9,000 a year in fuel. (My family doesn't even SPEND $9,000 a year in fuel.)