The Tundra hybrid is more
The Tundra hybrid is more like a Honda serial hybrid than a Toyota parallel hybrid. For one thing, the Tundra has a traditional automatic rather than an elegant cvt that allows idea gearing for mpg and occasional gearing for climbing steep hills. The electric motor is between the engine and transmission rather than integral to a cvt. Finally the Tundra electrics are not big, they are essentially the same as a Camry hybrid. Tundra does get extra low end power from the very small, Prius sized battery. All and all, Toyota would have had better results adapting a Rav4 Prime large battery and electric motors into a 4 cylinder cvt Tacoma. Image the buzz and rush of customers for a 35-40 mpg Tacoma. Let Tundra keep its v6 and v8 powerplants.