Bob Lutz and his Volt-like truck visit Jay Leno's Garage

, and the legendary auto executive has brought along his latest project, an extended-range VTrux electric pickup by Via Motors . The creation combines a 4.3-liter V6 with an electric motor to offer around 50 miles of all-electric driving and a full range of 300 miles. When connected to a 220-volt outlet, the truck takes just four hours to fully charge. What's more, Lutz says Via Motors can install the same driveline in full-size General Motors vans as well as models like the Chevrolet Suburban , Tahoe and, of course, the Cadillac Escalade . Leno seems pretty taken with the final product, saying he can't tell a difference between the VTrux plug-in hybrid and a standard Silverado pickup, save for its quiet operation. Just like in the Chevrolet Volt , once the batteries go dead, the V6 under the hood takes over to turn a generator to provide power to charge the batteries of t...

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