“New car shoppers are always in tune with gas prices, and this recent rise in prices has been no exception,” said Akshay Anand, senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book Insights. “All the vehicles on the riser list this week are highly fuel efficient with either hybrid/diesel trims or exclusively alternative fuel cars.”

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