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October 31, 2005

Toyota Hits Some Challenges in Designing Hybrid Drivetrain for Tundra

This is one of those things I will never figure out. If your goal is to haul things why the hell are you using a gasoline engine? If you want torque the only logical choice is a diesel engine. If Toyota wants to make a hybrid Tundra then they need to make a diesel Hybrid Tundra and stop wasting time trying to put efficiency into a gasoline engine that will never be able to do it all. I just don't understand what they are thinking sometimes and with Honda moving HCCI forward so quickly maybe it's time for Toyota to reevaluate their push to hybridize without consideration to better choices available with engine technology.

Read more over at Green Car Congress.

Posted by ManDrake at October 31, 2005 8:50 PM

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