From USA TODAY:
Automakers are offering more conventional cars that cross the 40-miles-per-gallon threshold in highway driving, but relatively low gas prices continue to hold off buyers.
In past years, few models were able to get a 40-mpg rating without using more expensive hybrid or diesel technology. Now automakers are starting to show they can hit that mark with improved conventional gasoline powertrains for a smaller price premium — or none…
But getting buyers to sweep them off the lots hasn’t been easy. Gas prices averaged $2.968 a gallon nationally on Wednesday for regular, AAA reports. While that’s up 33 cents a gallon from a year ago, it’s still short of the $3-a-gallon threshhold…
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