Itching to Ditch the Slow Lane

摘要

ANDREW ABRANCHES loves pulling into the parking lot at Northrup Grumman's space technology center in Redon-do Beach,Calif.,each morning in his Honda Civic hybrid.Among the plethora of Beemers and Benzes,the 35-year-old engineer says his car makes a statement that he is thriftier and more tech-savvy than his colleagues."I could have gotten a small car that gets close in mileage" to the hybrid,he says.But "I like the technology more than anything else."