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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Breaking out the 22%, aerodynamic losses account for 39%, tire resistance is 25%, transmission and drivetrain 20%, accessories 12% and bearings 3%. Alexander Edwards, President, Automotive Strategic Vision believes the exodus from full size SUVs was caused by economic caution as much as higher gas prices. Braking losses add another 6%.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Establishing dealer network. Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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