Los Angeles Auto Show was road map for how automakers will meet tough fuel economy standards

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.

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