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May 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT

116: Get 80+ mpg from your hybrid!

by Brian Cooley

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The big week comes for Chrysler: bankruptcy and a shotgun marriage to Fiat, how you might get 80 mpg out of your current hybrid, and are four-cylinder engines on the way back for Mercedes and BMW?

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SHOW NOTES

The PAL-V flying car. How stupid.

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• Some heavy duty hybrid trucks

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