Maybe not. With so many cars just over the horizon that will have much higher miles per gallon than anything we have now perhaps it is time to get a tune up, check that tire pressure, and wait until 2010 when some extremely efficient cars are due to hit the market. Here’s some of the cars we’ll have to choose from:

Zenn – Electric, 250 miles per charge

Mitsubishi’s iMiev - Electric, 100 miles per charge

2010 Prius – New type of battery, plug in option, 80 – 100 MPG.

Chevy Volt – Plug in hybrid, 40 miles on just batteries per charge, after that generator kicks in to charge battery. ~150 MPG equivalent.

My choice might be for a biodiesel powered hybrid such as the 70 MPG hybrid VW Golf that was recently announced. Biodiesel made from Algae or WVO of course, don’t want to take away from our food supply. I’d imagine a plug in version of that would do extremely well.

[Why You Should Wait Until 2010 to Buy a New Car]

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