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Chrysler and EPA to partner on hydraulic series hybrid powertrain for light duty vehicles

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Chrysler Group LLC and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together to determine the possibility of adapting a hydraulic series hybrid system for application in large passenger cars and light-duty vehicles. The announcement of the partnership was made at the EPA laboratories in Ann Arbor, Mich., Earlier post.)

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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I But we have nothing to announce in terms of any kind of market place." I got beaten down a number of times." That tore it for me," says Lutz. "If

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