A part of the explanation we had been excited concerning the concept of a hybrid Tundra was gas economic system, and it is one thing truck drivers desperately want proper now. Toyota wrote the e-book on hybrid energy when it developed the Prius, and to today, it makes one of the best passenger-vehicle hybrids when it comes to gas economic system. The brand new Tundra’s gas economic system is considerably higher than the V8 mannequin’s (15 mpg mixed in 2WD kind), but it surely’s not one of the best at school. The usual V6 engine nets an EPA estimated 18/24/20 mpg metropolis/freeway/mixed, whereas the hybrid take will get 20/24/22 mpg. The Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid will get 26 and 28 mpg, respectively.
From what we will inform, the most important distinction between drivetrains is that the Toyota makes use of a nickel-metal hydride pack whereas the Ford makes use of a lithium-ion unit of roughly the identical dimension. Lithium-ion battery packs are recognized to have a greater energy-to-weight ratio. Nonetheless, there is a kicker: Nickel-metal hydride batteries are recognized to be higher at withstanding harsher climate circumstances, whether or not freezing northerly winters or blazing-hot desert summers. Toyota has been phasing out nickel-metal hydride batteries, however there is a cause they nonetheless use the older tech for the all-wheel-drive Prius and the brand new Tundra.
