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Originally Posted by svandamme
Well sure but who says it has to be diesel.
and even with Diesel it allows you to run the engine in it's most efficient way + Add torque when you need it. without a big plume of smoke
Most trucks don't need tractive effort for most of the time they are cruising...Their engines run low rpm, low load for most of their life..And that's not the time when they are polluting.
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It does not work that way. A typical truck diesel will be most efficient *at part load*, not at full load. So downsizing the engine to go full throttle at steady speed and then filling in with electricity will make it less efficient (on the top of all electric gubbins that must be hauled around). Also, you would have reliability issues.
