There is great news for all of the environment friendly groups and the alternative fuel industry. With times more and more of Americans are drifting towards alternative fuel automobiles. Americans bought nearly half a million alternative fuel automobiles for the second quarter of 2007, does this indicates something…
According to the study, sales for clean diesel vehicles were up by 16 percent from 93,012 last year to 108,044 this time. The E-85 capable vehicles and the Hybrids are also on an upward move. The ever increasing fuel prices and the increase in availability for the AFAs were surely the reasons for this upward move.
According to Dave McCurdy, President and CEO for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers,
Yet even though more AFAs are being sold, we still need more gas stations to offer biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
In a recent survey report by R.L. Polk and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers made known that about three-fourth of consumers were familiar to Alternate Fuel Autos with a single drawback: the availability for biofuels.
[Source: Domesticfuel]
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All of us are seeking now for an alternative fuels not just because for the sake of our environment but most of all is to save money and all. I also read that a study done by Kelley Blue Book’s marketing research team was recently concluded and the results showed something quite interesting. A small number of new vehicle shoppers have disclosed that they still are not convinced with diesel being a good source of fuel with only 6% believing in diesel. Consumers interested in hybrid vehicles still continue to bloom and this simply means that the need for Buick parts made specifically for hybrids would also go higher.