Why auto retailers may find used hybrids to be viable option

Say you have a used-car shopper who is both price-conscious and cautiously approaching fuel efficiency.

For an auto retailer, a plug-in hybrid may be the route to entice that consumer and help ease them into the alternative-fuel market, if data from CarMax is any indication.

Amid high gas prices earlier this year, CarMax found that searches for “plug-in hybrid” on the used-car retailer’s site in June were …