Hybrid Cars Give Business Travelers Price Break at the Pump

OS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2006--While the Bush administration and Congress debate how to alter fuel economy standards, and soaring gas prices continue to cause financial hardship for 7 in 10 Americans, business travelers are turning to alternative means of transportation to save corporate coffers from the squeeze at the pumps. But companies can't put important business travel arrangements on hold, so one small car rental company is offering a solution to weary business travelers in the western states.

EV Rental Cars, the nation's only rental car agency exclusively offering hybrid vehicles, is rapidly building its fleet in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. story continued