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Seeing Hoopie's converted truck just adds validity to the idea - it's literally already been done, at least with a hybrid.

Take a wrecked but running Chrysler Pacifica, hog out its entire drivetrain and build/modify a subframe to stick it under the hood of a pickup. You'll have to learn to live with front wheel drive but hey, FWD trucks are old news.

You can hide all the Pacifica's battery packs under the truck bed.

?????

PROFIT.

Also a viable candidate for organ donors: Toyota and Lexus SUV hybrids. These would provide an electrically driven rear axle, meaning towing would be less likely to affect the handling.