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Would You Drive a Hybrid Truck?

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If Fill Up Stations Were Common, Would You Switch?  

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ToeJam Enthusiast

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I read some article today about some new advancements in hybrid technology and it got me thinking about a hybrid truck. They sound great to me, but I'd need all of the above to be true before I'd switch.

lrymal Senior Enthusiast

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So far Im not impressed. Ill stick with gas and diesel.

What if the hybrid offered the same grunt and towing power? Would that pull you away from dino-only fuel?

 

And let's say that some dumb war erupted in Nigeria and the Middle East, and the Arabs cut off our oil, like they did 30 years ago? That is always a possibility...

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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I would. I would be far more inclined to buy a small clean burning diesel, but since those seem a little farther off than hybrids, I would be open to the idea of a hybrid truck.

MCourson Senior Enthusiast

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So far Im not impressed.  Ill stick with gas and diesel.

What if the hybrid offered the same grunt and towing power?

Do they? nope. Maybe later, but I wouldn't drive one now.

LarryE Senior Enthusiast

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I absolutly hate gas and diesel.. working around the s**t 12 hours a day gets tiring.

 

At least Hydrogen is odorless.

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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Hell no!

 

We had to sell the FFV hybrid vehicles. And they suck! Sorry, I don;t want my performance hindered to save a few trees. :devil:

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