Gas won’t stay cheap forever. That’s why President Obama is encouraging American’s to choose fuel-efficient cars today.<\/p>\n
Low gas prices typically make fuel-efficient cars less attractive to consumers, and right now prices are very low indeed.<\/p>\n
Yet President Barack Obama hopes U.S. car buyers won’t clamor for gas guzzlers.<\/p>\n
He cautioned that cheap gas prices won\u2019t last indefinitely, and encouraged Americans to buy more fuel-efficient cars in an interview with The Detroit News.<\/p>\n
That interview came just ahead of Obama\u2019s speech at a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, Wednesday promoting the success of the auto-industry bailout.<\/p>\n
The plant produces the Focus and C-Max, but it\u2019s been idled due to low demand for those fuel-efficient vehicles.<\/p>\n
One has to admit, that\u2019s a bit ironic.<\/p>\n
Obama said the current low gas prices are temporary, and that people are better off buying more-efficient cars because of long-term environmental benefits\u2014and to avoid a rude awakening when prices eventually increase.<\/p>\n
If prices suddenly return to $3.50 a gallon, Obama said, \u201cyou are going to not be real happy.\u201d<\/p>\n