All the more reason to find a late model 5.9 Cummins with a manual tranny - the BTU power is there for you to read.
No loses for EPA regen or lost energy for the slush box - plus you get a real long lasting MEDIUM duty rated engine.
The same deal with a 2010 E-350 6.0
Incredibly good energy conversion efficiency.
Cheap and plentiful supply of parts.
And unmodded, good for B50 of 375,000 miles.
I'd like to see proof that the 6.0L is rated for 375,000 miles. Never heard of that or seen it before you started posting it..... and certainly very few ever even hit 100,000 miles before major engine surgery, let alone 375,000.
2010 Cougar 322QBS 5er
2007 Dodge 3500 SRW Megacab, 4x4, 5.9L Cummins, 3.73, 48RE auto HYPERTECH MAX ENERGY or DIABLO PREDATOR tuning MBRP 4" Turbo back Scangauge2 for Boost, Coolant temp, Rail press & Trans Temp
Torklift Stable Loads
Everything I can find says 250,000 miles for the 6.0L for and Duramax, and 350,000 for the Cummins. All readily found online. Your 375,000 number,,,,,,not so much.
wilber1 wrote: How is this different from all the hybrids on the road which are stopping and starting all the time? They seem to work just fine.
Power factor.
Hybrids can "start" with electric motors only while waiting for the engine to spool up.
This has no electric portion --- so has to be near instant.
A side note --- curious that they did not try to integrate the starter and alternator ---- or to be real clever integrate alternator, starter, and mild hybrid.
That was a tad too aggressive for them, i bet.
GM has been selling a hybrid pickup with cylinder deactivation for quite some time:
Not really, the two mode hybrid system used by GM was a joint effort by GM, Daimler Chrysler and BMW. Chrysler used it in the Aspen and Durango. They also used cylinder deactivation.
I don't have a problem with better mileage. This system will either work or it won't. If it isn't seamless it won't sell.
"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice" WSC
When others are desperate to prove someone wrong without any basis in facts and rigorous science and engineering, they have no confidence in their view.
But then, not everyone can get admitted to an institution that provides such training.
Admissions based on 5150 are much easier!
* This post was
edited 04/08/12 06:48pm by NewsW *
All the more reason to find a late model 5.9 Cummins with a manual tranny - the BTU power is there for you to read.
No loses for EPA regen or lost energy for the slush box - plus you get a real long lasting MEDIUM duty rated engine.
The same deal with a 2010 E-350 6.0
Incredibly good energy conversion efficiency.
Cheap and plentiful supply of parts.
And unmodded, good for B50 of 375,000 miles.
No, actually...it's a 6.doh. You're better off with a gas engine.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with 3 nutty cats
My beloved St. Bernard, Marm, lost him 1/2/12
Current rig:
1992 International Genesis school bus conversion
Offline
