Dodge Ram Hybrid..

[Shaggy]

Anyone read about it yet?

The diesel-powered Dodge Ram 1500 has been delayed, but the hybrid Hemi version is definitely happening for 2010, and our spy photographers caught it running undisguised in public during final testing. Our photographers even managed to get a great photo of the new hybrid engine.

The so-called two-mode hybrid powertrain was co-developed with GM, Mercedes and BMW. It’s the same setup found in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra gas-electric hybrid pickups.

Evidence of the joint development, GM will be supplying Chrysler with the advanced two-mode transmissions that will be used for the hybrid Ram pickup. The electrically variable transmission houses two 60kW electric motors that can power the truck on their own up to about 25 mph, depending on driving conditions. As the multi-displacement 5.7-liter pushrod HEMI V8 gas engine kicks in, the electric motors will seamlessly support it, individually or in tandem, at low and high speeds, helping the engine enter fuel-saving four-cylinder mode sooner and stay in it longer to achieve maximum gas mileage.

Regenerative braking will be used to capture energy that would normally be lost during braking or deceleration, and stored in the batteries for later use.

The GM counterpart full-size hybrids can tow up to 6,100 pounds. The Ram is expected to tow about the same amount.

Look for the fuel-efficient pickup to roll into dealers in 2010, according to Chrysler. We also expect more details to make their way out of Chrysler’s labs in the near future as the official release of the production version of the trucks gets near.

Source: 2011 Dodge 1500 Hybrid

 

[AWE Daniel]

They figured out a way for a hemi to leave an even bigger carbon footprint! Win!

 

[0212353]

if they aren't too $$, I might get one in 2013. Might as well..........might even get it to use NO gas on my way to work! LOL - wonder what the electric motor will sound like with a cutout?

vroom vroom whir..........

 

[RubberFrog]

I would buy that. I do a lot of city driving and that would be worth it to me.

 

[quietpeen]

interesting

 

[Off_Road_Teacher]

You're going to need to call an electrician when you need repairs the way cars are going nowadays.

 

[AF_Hemi]

i'll keep my all gas motor. if i wanted a hybrid, i'd do it right and get a prius.

 

[0212353]

a Prius is right? Sorry, my butt is not going into a small ass Prius.........

 

[AF_Hemi]

i never said i liked the prius, but yeah they do the hybrid deal right. Its an electric car with a gas motor assist. Everything else out there is a gas car with electric assist. Like i said though, i'll stick to my all gas motors.


Saw a bumper sticker on a beater chevy today "I drive a hybrid. Gas and Duck tape"

 

[RubberFrog]

Can't tow with a prius.

 

[AWE Daniel]

Can't tow with a prius.

YOU LIE!!!

 

[0212353]

thats got death written all over it.

 

[RubberFrog]

I meant legally.

 

[AWE Daniel]

I once got a prius up to 93 mph. True Story, took over 1.5 miles to do it, battery gauge went all the way down. Very Scary.

I meant legally.

If its good enough for uhaul.....

 

[AF_Hemi]

it says very specifically to NOT tow with a prius. that car will die soon i guarantee it. They must have fabricated that hitch, because there are no aftermarket hitches for the prius

 

[AWE Daniel]

lol uhaul universal im sure

 

[RubberFrog]

And I guarantee uhaul didn't hook that trailer up.

 

[ramhunter9]

that truck needs de-badged as soon as it leaves the lot ....

 

[metalwolf69]

YOU LIE!!!

Wooowwwwwwwwwwww

 

[badfish888]

*****, i think i peed a little i was laughing so hard