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The Committee consulted published literature and spoke with professionals in the automobile and fuel businesses and regulatory agencies around the world to satisfy a 2007 request from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update studies and reports on technology assessment for fuel economy improvements and incremental costs. The report addresses such matters as fundamentals of fuel consumption, spark-ignition gasoline engines, hybrid power trains, non-engine technologies, and applying vehicle technologies to vehicle classes. It is not indexed. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)