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Originally Posted by jazclrint
Brand new to the forum. My wife and I are looking at getting an '09-'13 Chevy Silverado Hybrid. So I'm digging around the internet, and I ran across this thread.
The history on GM hybrid pickups and SUVs is interesting.
'04-'05 mild-hybrid Silverados that they later bought back from customers.
'08-'13 Yukon/Tahoe/Escalade hybrid SUVs
'09-13 Sierra/Silverado full hybrid pickup w/a 1.9kWhr NiMH pack 25%ish mpg improvement
'17 Cali only, and '18 US-wide Silverado hybrid with a 0.5kWhr Li-Ion pack and only 13% improvement on mpg. 1/2 as efficient but 2/3 the cost.
Compare that to the current F-150 that is a 1.5kWhr Li-Ion pack, and only adds about 30hp and 20% mpg efficiency to the base motor.
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The '09-13 Sierra hybrids were a solid improvement on the standards version. I think the biggest issue was many people look at highway ratings and say "why should I get a hybrid to only save 2 mpg" - not thinking that 2 mpg is 10% and city improvement was 33%.
It was a $3,000 - $4,000 option with a $2200 federal tax credit. That is less than a 5 year payback even with $2.50 a gallon gas so the hybrid should have been a simple choice.
I wish they had made a hybrid version of the Chevy Express.
