By Leftlane Staff
Friday, Mar 31st, 2006 @ 1:30 pm

French auto maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen believes it can deliver a car with 82 miles a gallon by 2010, using hybrid diesel engines that will join two fuel-efficient technologies. “That’s the future. It combines the best of both worlds,” says Thomas Sedran, partner at Munich consultancy Roland Berger. “We believe it’s worth taking the challenge because a diesel hybrid combines the strong fuel economy of diesel with much lower carbon dioxide emissions,” says Gilles Michel, head of platforms, engineering, and purchasing at PSA Peugeot-Citroen. PSA’s hybrid diesel models cut fuel consumption by 28% and carbon dioxide emissions by 39% compared with a regular diesel model.

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