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The French have great hopes for the new Hybrid Air compressed air system: Peugeot and Citroen have taken out 80 patents, along with their technical partners Bosch and Faurecia.
It won’t be a breeze to bring this complicated tech to market without hitches, but if they get it right they could leapfrog the mainly Japanese and German competition who currently dominate the petrol-electric hybrid scene.
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We're off to a slow start for spring, but does the warmer weather make you excited about convertible season?
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- 18 %Oh yes! My convertible is garaged. Can't wait to take it out!
372 votes - 3 %I'm considering buying a convertible this year
70 votes - 30 %I love convertibles and though I don't own one, I'd like to one day
604 votes - 49 %Convertibles aren't my thing. I don't like the wind messing up my hair
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