They killed that program because of the buy out, and a lack of interest, not to mention it makes the Jeep incredibely HEAVY!! Batteries are starting to catch up, but in my opinion hybrids are a big band-aid for a bigger problem. The VW/Audi diesels get 50 plus mpg already. But if you put in a hybrid drive you could easily make it 70 plus. I'm a diesel major, I work for the rail road. You want to make a damn good hybrid we need to make the system entirely electricly driven at the wheels. Locomotives diesel engines power a large generator, read almost ten tons of weight just in the alternator. But only use two batteries to start the locomotive. The alternator provides all the power and sends it to the traction motors (the wheels) underneath. If you put a small diesel that powered a large alternator to make power, we could still run smaller batteries and drive the vehicle with large power at the wheels and get amazing mileage. The big thing here in the States with diesel though is emissions. 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups have an entirely different emissions standard then small cars and half ton trucks. That's why Ford, GM and Mopar put a hold on their smaller diesel engines for the half ton sector.

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97 Ranger - 4.0 V6 auto, 4wd, 31x10.5x15s Wild Country XTX Sport All Terrains, Warn locking hubs, Pioneer deck with iPod attachment, Snugtop Topper, K&N filter, scan gauge II, Hella 500 Lights, More parts coming, waiting for the paycheck to get bigger!

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