Where's the Hybrid TECH?

Hybrid battery is covered for 10 years/150,000.

 

Actually, I find the hybrid only sweet spot is around 45-47 on flat ground in adaptive cruise. Anything slower requires more current, thus the gas motor kicks in. Anything faster and the gas motor runs more often.

 

I bought the Hybrid for the extra 48hp and 104lb of torque. How else do you add that much HP and torque without voiding your warranty?

 

OP, I hope this helpful - my experience over 4000 miles with the hybrid for what it's worth -

The battery seems to charge when braking or when coasting, particularly downhill and the engine is not running. When the truck is warming up, it uses the battery much more aggressively to support the engine than when it is warm, so little charging happening then. I definitely get better charging in city driving, it doesn't seem to have the same benefit on the highway. It has become something of a game for me on side roads to see how hard I can accelerate without getting the engine to kick back on. Sure, I am getting better fuel economy since the engine isn't running, but in reality, it isn't going to be much better than a non-hybrid - as others have said, it was designed for power. One standout for me is the ability to let the truck idle with the engine off for up to around 20 minutes (long line picking my kid up from school) - this is pretty sweet for both emissions and economy (definitely a fuel saver here).

After living with a non-hybrid for over a week (loaner), I was dying to get the hybrid back. It seems to be a much more refined powertrain, smoother, quieter, less throttle/turbo lag, and gave the feeling of having more power. I don't regret it one bit, and I am getting 19mpg on the hybrid - up from 15 in my previous 2018 5.7 V8. Others may complain about the mpg, but I know what I got into buy a truck. Still, going from 15 to 19 is a huge difference, while adding refinement and much more power. I'm very happy.

 

Here's an article, a followup on the engine removal video, that definitely states part of the hybrid reasoning was fuel economy. You could also just look at the numbers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_8yx01rhM