Green Cars That Guzzle Gas

The average gas mileage of hybrid models available in the U.S. is 33 miles per gallon (combined city and highway). But Chevy's newest Silverado hybrid truck gets only 16 mpg. The newest Lexus LS 600h L hybrid sedan clocks in at 21 mpg, the 2007 Saturn Vue hybrid at 26 mpg.

The Chevy's brother the GMC Sierra Classic 15 Hybrid with its V8 engine and hefty 5,000-lb. weight keeps its gas mileage to 16 mpg — only one mile per gallon more than GMC's non-hybrid version.

This contradiction is not lost on consumers. The most recent 2006 J.D. Power and Associates Alternative Powertrain Study found that only 50% of new-vehicle shoppers are currently considering a hybrid — down from 57% the year before.abcnews.com

It's important to note that when the new EPA mileage stickers kick in soon a more realistic view of fuel economy settles in with consumers. We just use too much fuel to move us.