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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Even though some MPG improvement would be desirable for the average Joe who gets a truck to haul a handful of grocery bags once in a while, and considering that a contractor would most likely get an F-250 instead of an F-150, it sounds like even some technical improvement way less radical than switching to a full-EV becomes hard to justify from the standpoint of the bean-counters.
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True. However, RAM and GMC have added 48V mild-hybrid systems to their trucks recently. The GMC version improves combined fuel economy by 10%. From what I've read a 48V system costs $350 for the automaker.
Then there is the fact that stop-start technology hardly shows up in the EPA city test standard. The real world savings are bigger.
Having 48V on board also opens up a host of electric possibilities not possible with 12V power.