Hybrid car rally planned in Cape

Fuel-efficient hybrid cars combine a gasoline-driven engine with an electric engine. The goal is to reduce pollution and increase fuel economy in a vehicle that does not suffer from low power and does not need to be plugged in.

The Sierra Club is sponsoring a Hybrid Car Rally today to bring attention to these vehicles. A Toyota Prius, which gets 50 mpg, is being driven around the state in the rally. A Honda hybrid vehicle also will be brought to Cape Girardeau.

In addition, local owners of hybrid vehicles will be on hand to talk about their own experiences.

The rally is scheduled for noon at the Dempster Hall parking lot at Southeast Missouri State University. The vehicles will be parked on the Rhodes Hall side of the lot.