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Hybrid vehicles that combine gas with power from an electric battery can reduce your carbon footprint, but they also reduce the size of your wallet because of their higher cost compared to a traditional vehicle. If you’ve been pondering the many choices now available, you may note with interest that the Ford Fusion is the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year, beating out the Toyota Prius, and that the Fusion is also getting a thumbs up for its fuel efficiency.
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle claims the Fusion hybrid beat six other hybrids in terms of years to break even with fuel savings, at 5.6 years, compared to the Nissan Altima hybrid at 21 years. That’s a big difference for consumers wanting the best for their dollars. The closest competitor, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, came in at a rather dismal 13 years before breaking even on fuel savings.
The 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid has also won accolades from industry experts such as Edmonds, which calls it “a serious fuel miser that's neither boring to behold nor dull to drive.” US News and World Report analyzed fourteen published tests and reviews, then ranked the Fusion first out of 22 affordable midsize cars. Coming in on the heels of Ford’s recent $2.1 billion dollar quarter, its best in years, and Toyota’s recent bad press, buying an American car may turn out to be not only patriotic, but green and money-saving, too.
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Recommended for Further Reading:
- Toyota Used Car Sales Still Strong Despite Challenges
- Car Manufacturers draw on ARRA funds to develop next generation Electric Vehicles
- Top 10 Fuel-Efficient Cars according to EPA
- Audi Hybrid and Electric Vehicles - Long lineup planned for 2012
- Hybrids & fuel-efficiency are most desired car features, survey finds
- Toyota Recalls Nearly Half a Million 2010 Prius Hybrids
- Plug-In Prius Hybrid Vehicles Hit the Road in North America
- Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV available this November
- Tesla and Toyota Partner on Electric Vehicle version of RAV4
- BMW Unveils Hybrid Electric Sports Car
- U.S. opens investigation on Toyota Prius Brake Problem posing safety hazard
- Tesla and Toyota Partner on New Electric Cars
- GE to Purchase 25,000 Electric Cars
- Lexus CT 200h 2011 Review: A beautiful entrant into the luxury hybrid market
- Toyota Prius Hybrid Minivan to Debut in 2011
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