Gas-Guzzling Hybrids

by David Talbot Technology Review, April 2005 In December, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler showed off the technology at the heart of their recently ­announced hybrid-car partnership. The companies said that the contraption -- a transmission packaged with two electric motors -- would be in vehicles for sale in 2007, boosting their fuel economy by 25 percent. GM's announcement claimed it would advance the state of hybrid technology in the industry. Read the article