Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Ford, SEMA Show

When it comes to all things pickup truck related, Mike Levine is the go-to guy. Mike has been continuing to investigate the back story on the PML F-150 Hi-Pa that will making its debut at the SEMA Show next week. It turns out that PML didn’t build this truck single-handedly. They teamed up with DST Industries and Ford on the project. The V8 powertrain has been completely stripped out in favor of the electric drive system. According the PML the motors are good for over 150 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque… each! That’s over 600 hp cumulative and 2,000 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. PML’s wheel motors pull electrons for drive from a 40 kWh lithium ion battery pack that sits under the rear part of the cab and the bed where the gas tank normally sits. The motors, of course, also provide regenerative braking capability although the hydraulic friction brakes are also retained.

The truck is currently electric only which means it has a range of only 75-100 miles. Early next year, PML is planning to add an engine and generator to transform it into a series hybrid. The company wants to use an existing emissions-certified engine, preferably a flex-fuel example. PML CEO Craig Knight told Mike that there are no current production plans for the Hi-Pa F-150 although it could be built by 2011. Mike tells ABG that PML doesn’t plan to build motors but would rather license the designs to a tier 1 supplier that will work with automakers.

[Source: PickupTrucks.com]

New information on the electric Ford F-150 Hi-Pa coming to SEMA originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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