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You're right, OldMech, and I should have said: ISGs aren't worth the cost to the automaker who is unable to explain the ISG's value to the customer.
Phord, the short answer is "no". The long answer is that it has been done, but not without enormous effort. The folks at Red Light Racing have a Honda Insight with Insight transmission and hybrid motor, and a VW diesel engine, and they report it all works smoothly. There's also SVOBoy's CRX with an Insight powertrain, which is not yet a hybrid, but that's just nitpicking, IMO.
Your best bet is probably parts from a 36V Malibu/Vue hybrid. They use a high-tension belt driven ISG, which would be relatively easy to install on your Phord FISO (what do you drive, anyway?), though I have no idea what kind of controls it requires.
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