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   I heard rumor Dodge is coming out with a Hybrid version of its Cummins Turbo Diesel pickups.  Anyone heard likewise?

	I would really dig a dually with CF/CX plates.

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122582 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 122582 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Newest Hybrid Posted: 24 Aug 2005 at 7:41pm
	I heard rumor Dodge is coming out with a Hybrid version of its Cummins Turbo Diesel pickups. Anyone heard likewise? I would really dig a dually with CF/CX plates.

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 2005 at 7:43am
	122582, Check this out: http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/news/ram_contractor.html Keep on sluggin'! [:)]

122582 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 122582 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 2005 at 12:44pm
	I gotta call Safford Dodge. Thanks.

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 2005 at 8:20pm
	That's a very cool truck. 2mpg more fuel efficiency isn't much of a selling point though.

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 4:19pm
	It is hurricane season though and I really enjoyed having a generator after Isabelle did her deed. Of course, they don't say whether it qualifies for the GWB tax credit either. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

122582 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 122582 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 1:07pm
	I get about 20 MPG in my diesel non-hybrid. To get 2 more MPG and have a generator, and get a hybrid exemption - that would rock.

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 1:45pm
	Yep, all the better if using http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/biodiesel_basics/default.shtm Of course, Consumer Reports gave the Dodge Ram a really bad all around rating. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

122582 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 122582 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 2:18pm
	I don't know about COnsumer Reports, even though I suscribe - I swear they are a Japanese owned company as the only cars they give a decent rating are Japanese. I currently have 90K, and other than fluid and filter changes, I had the fuel pump go out at 25K, and it was covered by Cummings' 100K engine warranty. A friend has 275K on his Dodge Diesel.

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 4:08pm
	Now you've got me thinking this is not such a bad thing...biodiesel, Dodge Ram, with generator to power your house (and A/C)....hmmmm NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

122582 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 122582 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2005 at 8:16am
	NoSB, Diesel is the way to go. Adolf Hitler made bio-diesel a reality in WWII. I'd convert my acre lawn to soybeans in a minute if I thought it would help break foreign dependance.