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Originally Posted by AshenGrey
Actually, I wish that Ford, Chevy, or Toyota *would* make a light or medium-duty hybrid pickup truck. There's no reason why a truck the size of an S10 or a Ranger couldn't get low 40's if the engine was designed efficiently and paired to a decent hybrid architecture (IMA or HSD; BAS is not powerful enough). Besides, if you used it for camping, a 154v system (or higher) could certainly power the gadgets you can't live without!
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Uh, guess again! The Camry Hybrid gets upper-30's. How can a pickup truck get better mileage than it? Pickups are *far* less aerodynamic, they're higher up (which reduces efficiency), they have larger wheels (reduced efficiency) and they're heavier. The Camry is about 3300 lbs without the HSD.
It's easier to make a fuel-efficient SUV than a pickup truck, because SUVs are alot more aerodynamic. Plus a commercially successful pick-up would probably need to tow a good amount, which probably means using at least a V-6, and the V-6 Highlander Hybrid only gets like 26 mpg.