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While the Ram 1500 diesel is both popular and at the top of the economy charts, and other FCA US cars tend to have roughly averageeconomy, thecompany isjumping intogas-electric vehicles.
FCA has been trying to increase its average gas mileage (the flip-side of reducing emissions), but its customers aren’t helping. Few Dodge Dart Aeros found takers, and the V6 remains a popular Chrysler 200 options. The company’s best sellers tend to be trucks, Jeeps, minivans, and large cars; Fiat 500s are languishing at dealerships, as gas prices remain low and the public turns to Japan and Germany for small cars.
So far,Chrysler’s move to wider-range transmissions, stop-start systems, and parasitic loss reductionhasn’t been enough — partly due to the popularity ofthe Wrangler, which is rated at 17 city, 21 highway. (...) →
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FCA has been trying to increase its average gas mileage (the flip-side of reducing emissions), but its customers aren’t helping. Few Dodge Dart Aeros found takers, and the V6 remains a popular Chrysler 200 options. The company’s best sellers tend to be trucks, Jeeps, minivans, and large cars; Fiat 500s are languishing at dealerships, as gas prices remain low and the public turns to Japan and Germany for small cars.
So far,Chrysler’s move to wider-range transmissions, stop-start systems, and parasitic loss reductionhasn’t been enough — partly due to the popularity ofthe Wrangler, which is rated at 17 city, 21 highway. (...) →
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