Whoohooo! Fuel efficiency rules

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A new survey demonstrates that 53 percent of new car buyers will buy a more fuel efficient vehicle than their current model, while 54 percent are willing to downsize their vehicle choice. Likewise, 78 percent of respondents believe alternative vehicles are not a temporary fad, and 34 percent are considering an alternative vehicle as their next purchase.

Not surprisingly, the key reason for not buying an alternative vehicle in the interim was price.