Higher gas prices may lead to increased usage of electric cars - when fuel prices go up, hybrid drivers turn more often to electricity. A 10% increase in fuel p... (opens in new tab)

How do increased gas prices affect the usage of hybrid cars? A new article in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists studies how drivers of plug-in hybrid cars respond to fuel prices and finds that when the cost of gas goes up, so does electric charging, improving the environmental performance of hybrid vehicles.