Hybrids Will Face Competition from 40-MPG Gas Cars

The small Fiesta delivers better mileage than most hybrids, but only on the highway and in a small package.TIn 2010, automakers announced the introduction of the first super-efficient small gas cars—not hybrid and not diesel—rated above 40-mpg on the highway. Those models, just starting to appear on U.S. roads in early 2011, include the Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze