And you know why? Because it would not work! And to make it work they must make it uneconomical. How do I know? Because car and truck companies are in the business of making MONEY! If this made any sense to any consumer out there it would have been in production a long time ago.
People have been making electric cars since the 1830's and hybrids since 1901. It's not their time yet so... KnOcK it off already! ;-)
It’s not a totally electric drive. The Electric is for assist on grades and acceleration, and allows the diesel to idle in slow traffic............