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Old 02-20-2014, 11:06 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Joegreen90 View Post
Will there be enough fuel saved to cover the cost of a at least 2 sides of 53' carbon fiber per truck?
The concept is of course the ultimate expression of "what if" and "why not", but as usual production models will surely be less glamorous.

I suspect something like fiberglass, aluminum or a composite like Monopan could easily be an affordable substitution for carbon fiber.

MonoPan :: The Future in Material Technology

Neil (and Rustylugnut), thank you for providing all of the hybrid information, I missed this on my first skimming of the article.
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