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GM Hybrid Trux
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
GM made a hybrid pickup.
It cost thousands more had almost the same highway milage, slightly higher city milage than the gas pickup and the biggest complaints were it did no live up to MPG expectations at all.
Only lasted 2 years.
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Yup, that 1st gen used a Belted Alternator-Starter, but unlike the Saturn Vue Green Line that successfully matched the much more expensive Ford Escape Hybrid in mpg using NiMH batteries, the Silverado hybrid had a lead-acid hybrid battery, delivering much less life in a much heavier package.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevro...lverado#Hybrid
Looks like GM is trying once more. Here's withing em luck.
http://www.autonews.com/article/2016...hybrid-pickups
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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe
2000 Honda Odyssey
1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser
1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker
1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc
Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!
Last edited by jray3; 03-31-2017 at 01:37 PM..
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