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Supply of hybrids runs out of gas as demand soars

Even as car buyers stampede for vehicles with better fuel mileage, there are fewer hybrids, the gas-stingiest, to go around, according to USA Today.

While sales of conventional small cars soared last month, sales of the most popular gas-electric hybrids were flat or down because dealers had fewer left. There was plenty of demand, but hybrid assembly plants are running as fast as they can, and some are short of components, particularly batteries.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 9:39 AM to Alternative fuels , Toyota | Permalink

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