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·60% of car buyers would purchase hybrid
$1,000 extra is limit, study says.
By Rick Popely
Tribune Staff Reporter
"As a debate about fuel efficiency standards rages, 60 percent of new-car buyers say they would purchase a hybrid electric vehicle that gets better mileage than a conventional model, but most of them said they do not wan to pay more than $1,000 extra for the benefit.
Those are key conclusions in a study released Wednesday by auto industry researcher J.D. Power and Associates on hybrid vehicles, which use electric motors to supplement a gasoline engine, increasing fuel economy and lowering emissions.
Nearly one-third of those who said they would strongly consider buying a hybrid vehicle say they would do so even if they fuel savings did not cover the cost of the hybrid technology."
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$1,000 extra is limit, study says.
By Rick Popely
Tribune Staff Reporter
"As a debate about fuel efficiency standards rages, 60 percent of new-car buyers say they would purchase a hybrid electric vehicle that gets better mileage than a conventional model, but most of them said they do not wan to pay more than $1,000 extra for the benefit.
Those are key conclusions in a study released Wednesday by auto industry researcher J.D. Power and Associates on hybrid vehicles, which use electric motors to supplement a gasoline engine, increasing fuel economy and lowering emissions.
Nearly one-third of those who said they would strongly consider buying a hybrid vehicle say they would do so even if they fuel savings did not cover the cost of the hybrid technology."
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