Hybrid Car Mileage Comes Up Short"> Hybrid Car Mileage Comes Up Short

Don’t buy an SUV yet, but it looks like hybrid cars are no gas-sipping maidens when it comes to fuel efficiency. According to Wired News, “Data from independent product-testing organization Consumer Reports indicates that hybrid cars get less than 60 percent of EPA estimates while navigating city streets. In Consumer Reports’ real-world driving test, the Civic Hybrid averaged 26 mpg in the city, while the Toyota Prius averaged 35 mpg, much less than their respective EPA estimates of 47 and 60 mpg. Hybrid cars performed much closer to EPA estimates in Consumer Reports’ highway tests.”