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Alternative Fuel Cars Could Help as Gas Prices Skyrocket

Friday, October 17th, 2008
If all goes as planned, the Chevy Volt will be the first plug-in hybrid to hit the market in 2010.

If all goes as planned, the Chevy Volt will be the first plug-in hybrid to hit the market in 2010.

Here in Las Vegas, the average price per gallon is $3.67. That price has many people looking to the future to see what alternative may be available.

There are some choices out there already to ease the burden of high gas prices. Here at Channel 8, we made the decision to buy hybrid vehicles. One is a mixture of gas and electric.

It is an SUV that get 34 miles to the gallon in the city. It’s is a Ford product, but every major manufacturer has their own answer.

Like a symphony of odd colors, the cars represent a chorus of change in the auto industry. Not one of them runs solely on gasoline. General Motors banked their future on their hydrogen engine. (more…)

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