Rising gas prices are good news for EV sales, for now

Rising gas prices are good news for EV sales, for now
Chevron gas price sign

It's become an American truism: Once you buy an SUV, there's no going back. And our love affair with pickups has been documented in a million country songs and TV commercials.

But a brutal spike in gasoline prices - nipping $4 nationwide for a gallon of unleaded, up from $3 when the bombs first began to fall on Iran - has some car shoppers considering energy-saving alternatives.

Tomi Mikula is the founder of Delivrd, a car-buying consultancy that's built a following through hardball negotiations with dealers on behalf of buyers. Among customers, "We've seen a big transition to hybrids especially in just the past few weeks," Mikula says. "T …

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