T Mac
03-29-2008, 04:32 PM
It's no secret rising gas prices have consumers searching for more fuel-efficient vehicles that can reduce toxic emissions and pain at the pump.
Take the 1.8-liter, four-cylinder Nissan Versa. Last year its sales jumped 259% from the year before. No wonder: It's got an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) miles-per-gallon rating of 26 city and 31 highway. The Honda Fit, a similar vehicle with near-identical mileage, was up 101%.
Automakers are responding to this demand with cars that are light on gas and low on emissions — but heavy on power and performance. Expect to see some of these next-generation hybrid systems, clean diesel engines and hydrogen fuel cells appear as early as this summer.
Click here (http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-03-25-technologically-advanced-green-cars_N.htm) to read the entire story published on USA Today
By Jacqueline Mitchell, Forbes.com
Take the 1.8-liter, four-cylinder Nissan Versa. Last year its sales jumped 259% from the year before. No wonder: It's got an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) miles-per-gallon rating of 26 city and 31 highway. The Honda Fit, a similar vehicle with near-identical mileage, was up 101%.
Automakers are responding to this demand with cars that are light on gas and low on emissions — but heavy on power and performance. Expect to see some of these next-generation hybrid systems, clean diesel engines and hydrogen fuel cells appear as early as this summer.
Click here (http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-03-25-technologically-advanced-green-cars_N.htm) to read the entire story published on USA Today
By Jacqueline Mitchell, Forbes.com