IMSA-XJR9 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/08/ford-f-150-phev-xl-hybrids/ XL, a Boston company that is a big player in the hybridization of fleet vehicles, has announced it's added the F-150 to the vehicles it upgrades for commercial customers. (XL was already converting Ford Super Duty trucks, Ford Transit and E-Series Cutaway vans, Chevy and GMC vans, shuttle buses, box trucks, that sort of thing, and recently announced a big electrification of Verizon's fleet.)XL takes an F-150's existing 2.7-liter Ecoboost or 3.3-liter base engine and augments it. Actually, XL doesn't do it, your fleet's own mechanics do it, with a ship-through kit that XL says takes less than a day to install. It works with either two-wheel- or four-wheel-drive trucks and any cab or bed configuration. The upgrade includes a 15-kWh battery, a traction motor spliced into the driveline, regenerative braking and the technology to control it all. The system supports Level 1 and Level 2 charging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetoy Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Problem with that is it would eliminate a huge chunk of your payload. Isn't that why fleets buy trucks? Payload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Problem with that is it would eliminate a huge chunk of your payload. Isn't that why fleets buy trucks? Payload? Depends on what you’re hauling. Not everything weighs a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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