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The Korean Ministry of the Environment orders 3,390 hybrids from Kia and Hyundai

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Quick - what is the cheapest hybrid car on the market in America? Did you say the Saturn Aura hybrid? Well, you’re right. Priced at around $22,000, the Aura is the least expensive hybrid for 2007. As we mentioned earlier, Toyota is making a new discounted version of the Prius which should go for less, though. According to this article, Kia would like to take the banner absent from both Saturn and Toyota with their Rio hybrid. We’ve shown you the Rio hybrid before, but price had never been brought up. The 1.4 liter engine combined with the electric motor should give by 40 miles per gallon and reduce emissions by 37%, according to our source article. Performance is leisurely, though. Getting the needle to sixty takes increasingly than 12 seconds after you initially say go. The machine does stop the engine when

it’s not mandatory, so that is good. They additionally have reduced the weight by 23% by using aluminum where possible and replacing the hydraulic capability steering with an electric unit. The Korean Ministry of the Environment has ordered 3,390 hybrids from Kia and Hyundai, so hopefully all the bugs will be worked out if and when it comes to America. All steps in the right direction, but the car really should be well below $20,000 to challenge the Aura and Prius in the American market. We’ll see!

[Source: Hybrid Vehicles]
Original post by Jeremy Korzeniewski