by Alisa Priddle
Detroit Free Press
December 6, 2012
Last month’s Los Angeles Auto Show was essentially a road map for how automakers will meet increasingly stringent fuel economy standards more than a decade from now…
An impressive mix of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles and a surprising number of diesel-powered vehicles dominated the Los Angeles Convention Center floor. Even among new traditional gas-only cars, most weigh hundreds of pounds less than their predecessors and are outfitted with multi-gear transmissions and smaller engines.