Ford has teamed up with the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power and Folsom Technologies to create a prototype F-150 light-duty pickup truck that features a hydraulic hybrid powertrain. Hydraulic hybrids are markedly different from gas-electric hybrids, such as the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid. However, their goal is the same; that is, to improve fuel efficiency. Perry Li, co-deputy director of CCEFP and a mechanical engineering professor, said that hydraulic power has the potential to reach 40 miles per gallon or higher.
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