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The first two are obviously aftermarket custom jobs (And the black one isn't even a pickup, it is/was a Suburban) and the SSR never came in 4WD. The closest thing to a "4x4 Pickup" is either the Ford Bronco, Chevy K5 Blazer, or 1st Generation Toyota 4Runner, which were basically shortbed pickups with removable hard tops, but even those did not have separate cabs and beds, so they're more like convertible SUVs.
You are a strange old man.
No I'm not strange I just like to get things straight when people say things that are not true like a convertible pick up please check things out before you post. And yes the black one was a custom made but it's a pick up never the less. And I know all about the Chevy K5 blazer, and the full size bronco and the Ramcharger witch was also made at the Warren Truck plant when I worked there also.
It's probably a space issue. Those batteries take up a lot of room, so does a folded convertible top. Convertible and hybrids usually both have small trunks to being with so throw them together and you are going to end up towing the batteries in a trailer.
Convertibles are heavy and hard to design to begin with, throw batteries into the mix and they become unworkable.
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Hybrids are all about weight saving. The structural support that goes into convertibles makes it too heavy which would defeat the entire purpose of a hybrid.
Just a guess but most people who buy convertibles are older, very well off people. They don't care about the environment. They want a cool, sexy design that is fun to drive.
Hybrids are all about weight saving. The structural support that goes into convertibles makes it too heavy which would defeat the entire purpose of a hybrid.
No, hybrids aren't about weight saving. They are about recovering energy that would otherwise be wasted, by using regenerative braking, and they are about accelerating the vehicle in a more efficient way. The heavier a vehicle is, the MORE it can benefit from hybrid tech because it wastes so much energy accelerating.
Most convertibles of the Ford mustang were farmed out to another company called cars and concepts. The cars arrived at their plant had waterproof covers were the roof would be.
I have a hunch it's mostly because a combo like (hybrid+ragtop) that might require its own NHTSA safety tests, and the costs of doing so may greatly outweigh the niche sales such a vehicle would yield.
I have a hunch it's mostly because a combo like (hybrid+ragtop) that might require its own NHTSA safety tests, and the costs of doing so may greatly outweigh the niche sales such a vehicle would yield.
Believe me the automakers are not fools they know what sells and what doesn't and if they thought convertible hybrid cars would sell they would make them.
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