In June, when the Cash-for-Clunkers program -- which provided a government subsidy to people who traded in older low-mileage vehicles to buy new, supposedly
“„Owners of that pickup were 17 times more likely to buy a new F-150 than, say, a Toyota Prius. The new pickups’ EPA combined city/highway mileage ratings ranged from 15 mpg to 17 mpg, depending on the powertrain and other factors, up 1 mpg to 3 mpg over the old ones.