Pain at the pump has people looking for cheaper ways to get around. And that has car makers boosting hybrid production. Once a luxury for environmentalists with deep pockets, hybrids are now becoming more affordable.
Hybrids... They're not just for the ultra-green any more. They're for anyone looking to stretch a budget.There are currently less than twenty hybrid models on the market, but sales are soaring. With gas prices going up and hybrid prices coming down, the math is pretty easy to figure out. There's no doubt hybrids are now being targeted at mainstream America.This year Saturn introduced a hybrid suv that was priced in the low twenties. Eight years ago only nine-thousand hybrids were sold in this country. Last year that number jumped to more than a quarter of a million. Car makers say the demand for hybrids will grow exponentially over the next decade.