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Chrysler engineering model using new high-strength steelUsing a new line of high strength steels, Chrysler says it can simultaneously achieve better safety and improved fuel economy. This new high-strength steel allows vehicles to be made lighter and therefore more fuel-efficient, without losing any strength for safety. Chrysler announced the breakthrough along with the American Iron and Steel Institute. They claim that this new steel allows a reduction in overall vehicle weight of up to 13 percent. That's huge, especially if this new steel is relatively affordable compared to, say, aluminum. While the newer steel won't be used throughout the entire vehicle, the weight savings could result in a 1 percent improvement in fuel economy, and as we've said, every little bit helps.
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