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Re: LEADING INDICATORS: Hybrids cost more to buy, operate
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Originally Posted by goblue
Exactly. GM is late to the party - but we're supposed to see a system that has excellent integration and performance very soon. The DCX-GM venture is totally enclosed in the tranny (sans batteries of course). Whats great about that is it could be an option on any vehicle the trans is used on. GM actually doesn't have that many automatic transmissions - so conceivably, they could scale up faster.
Just think how many vehicles could be full hybrids if they did the 4T40s and 4T60s, let alone the truck transmissions...
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I wonder how big that battery really is, i would love to be able to have second row captain's chairs and the hybrid system on the new Tahoe.
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