 |
| To increase the size of the above chart, click on the photo. |
At one point, hybrids were supposed to be the answer to today's rising gas prices. As consumers hit a threshold of becoming quite uncomfortable with paying what consumers perceived to be higher gas prices, consumers trade-in and switch to hybrids and alternative vehicles. However, with most gasoline models being so fuel-efficient today, hybrids currently account for 3 percent of the new-vehicle market, so far this year based on the first quarter of 2014.
