What if the setup were really more like a diesel electric locomotive, with the addition of the battery pack to recapture waste energy, from regenerative braking and/or periods of low power demand, such as idling or descending a grade?
"What if the setup were really more like a diesel electric locomotive, with the addition of the battery pack to recapture waste energy, from regenerative braking and/or periods of low power demand, such as idling or descending a grade?"
The problem is how do you store all the energy, not that it isn't possible. There is a tremedous amount of energy to be stored in a loaded truck going downhill.
Diesel Electric would not be practical for a truck, I don't think. It works for trains because of the matter of scale and that the torque curve to get a train moving is more suitable for an electric motor......among other things.
I am skeptical of a hybrid truck, not sure a diesel electric truck would be even practical. need more data....