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I'm just surprised the industry wasn't in a hurry to electrify their trucks. They could downsize the ICE and mount it horizontally in the engine bay to make the truck FWD, eliminating the drive shaft to the rear. They could eliminate the gearbox by using the Toyota planetary gear system. They could power the rear with electric motors. Batteries stuffed in all the void space of the bed / frame area, finally giving trucks a slightly better weight distribution and better handling. The hybrid truck could be getting 30 MPG in the process and 400 horsepower.
Who wouldn't want that?
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