
Though it may border on heresy in eco-minded California, not all car buyers want a hybrid.
Compared
with their non-hybrid brethren, these models usually cost more,
accelerate slower and give up trunk space to hold the car's batteries.
Hyundai
knows this, and announced this week that it would add the Eco model to
its redesigned 2015 Sonata lineup. This new variant bridges the price
and efficiency gap between the base model that's rolling into
dealerships now and the hybrid version that is set to debut next year.
Combined fuel economy on the Eco jumps 10% over the base…