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2004 Electric Hybrid Cars
With high oil prices, the older used hybrid cars, such as those manufactured for the model year 2004, are in high demand, and the cars have kept their prices reasonably well, according to Kelley Blue Book. To do the value comparisons, you can do them online, at websites such as Cars.com at www.cars.com/go/kbb/kbbInput.jsp The selection of hybrid electric cars back in 2004 was not too impressive, partly because oil was priced around $50 per barrel (as of writing this, July 2008, the price per barrel is around $145). There were only three gas-electric hybrid car models on the market: the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the hybrid version of the Honda Civic. In addition, by end of 2004, Ford had released the hybrid model of its Escape SUV and Honda was to release a hybrid version of the Accord sedan. Also, General Motors had designs for the Saturn VUE for 2006 released, followed by plans for the Chevy Tahoe and Chevy Malibu. In 2004, GM was also delivering hybrid-powered buses to Seattle and other places that used up to 60 percent less gas.
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