“SUV” used to be synonymous with “gas guzzling.” But new EPA data shows that small SUVs as a category are now more efficient and less polluting than sedans.
The gap between the average price of a new and used vehicle eclipsed $20,000, according to Edmunds — the widest gap since the site started tracking it in 2004.
EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids made up 18% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year. But that share was down slightly from the previous quarter.