Better Fuel Economy Becomes America’s #1 New Car Priority

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It’s Memorial Day weekend and we just finished watching a 78-lap single-file parade the Monaco Grand Prix. The 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be underway here shortly. It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Chicago.

In other words: there is no way I’m getting any serious writing done this morning.

SO, here’s a terrific Cleantechnica article that explains why GM is having such a hard time selling their full-size pickups and SUVs and why the tiny Prius C is the fastest-selling car on dealer lots, taking just 8 days to turn.

Enjoy!



Americans Say Fuel Economy Primary Car Buying Factor, Says Consumer Reports Survey (via Clean Technica)

  Call it a case of bad gas, bad gas prices, or both. It’s a familiar story: Any time fuel prices approach near record levels, American consumers tend to drive less and start serious discussions about buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. So says a recent survey by Consumer Reports. According…



Source: Consumer Reports, via Cleantechnica.

About Jo Borras

I've been working in motorsports and tuning since 1997, with some the biggest names in the business. In 2008, the work we did on a hybrid/EV concept car attracted the attention of Gas 2 editors, and they invited me to join the team. I couldn't resist!

  • http://super-cars-blog.blogspot.com Super Cars

    Gasoline is so expensive that I’m not suprised about that. World has to do something to not to use such a lot of gasoline at all!

  • http://www.do-my-homework.net/ Do my homework

    Article with good reasons, vehicle owners really look for more economic cars than the ones they are currently driving.