Hybird Tahoe?

[Will]

It's not a hybrid. It probably doesn't save gas either. It's a few extra batteries to run a damn 120V inverter for your tailgating blender.

CopyKat sent me thins link and I hope he doesn't mind if I share it. I've been slowly watching these videos on my shitty satellite connection. THIS is a hybrid, and it is what the Prius has also done but on a much smaller vehicle.

 

[exbass94]

You should read more about the Prius before bashing it.

OK so, when exactly did I start bashing the Prius? I never said it was a bad car, I just said it has a small gas engine and an electric motor, which helps it get good gas mileage, which is exactly what it was designed to do. How is that bashing the car? I have no idea why you reacted to my post the way you did.

 

[CopyKat]

The hybrid Tahoe isn't going to have some tiny gas engine and a tiny electric motor to get it going like the Prius. Chevy isn't THAT stupid, they know something like that isn't gonna get a heavy Tahoe moving.

It was geared towards this comment you made. Just because the Prius is a smaller car than the Tahoe it doesn't mean the electric drive is porportionate to the rest of the car. Hence the comment to read a bit more about the Prius before Jumping to conclusions and assuming.

Electric: 273.6 V motor
33 kW (44 hp) @ 1040 rpm
350 N·m (258 ft·lbf) @ 0 rpm

258 Ft-lbs constant is more than enough to get the Tahoe going. That's almost close to the factory gas engine numbers.

 

[milje]

In the November 07 Popular Science, page 24 has an article on the Hybrid Tahoe. Apparently it has a different transmission, apparently it has two modes. One operates like a regular hybrid, then at about 30 mph it shifts into a 2nd mode that allows the electric motor to keep contributing power at highway speeds.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Oh great....one more step closer in the wrong direction.

Next they'll be building one tons with IRS and FWD.

Another nail in the coffin of a real truck.

later,
Dustin