Autos
*Hybrid versions of General Motors’ full-size sport-utility vehicles, with 6-liter V-8s, match or exceed the city fuel-economy ratings for some midsize passenger cars, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA says the two-wheel-drive Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids get 21 m.p.g. in the city. That matches the 4-cylinder, automatic-transmission versions of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry and exceeds the 19 m.p.g. for the V-6 Accord and Camry. Tahoe and Yukon also exceed the city ratings for V-6 versions of the Chevy Malibu, 18 m.p.g. with the 3.5-liter and 17 with the 3.6-liter. The four-wheel-drive Tahoe and Yukon have a city rating of 20. Highway ratings aren’t close, however. Prices haven’t been announced, though sales will begin around Jan. 1.
Recalls
*About 22,000 Huffy 2007 Howler and Highland bicycles are being recalled because the bicycle crank can come off and cause the rider to lose control or fall. Call 888-366-3828 or visit www.huffy bikes.com or www.cpsc.gov.
*Oro is recalling about 5,700 disc brakes for bicycles sold by Formula Brake USA because the hand lever can separate, causing the brake to fail. Call 866-458-3130 or visit www.formulabrakeusa.com or www.cpsc.gov.
Air
*American Airlines will offer direct flights from O’Hare International Airport to Moscow beginning next summer, making it just the second U.S. carrier to fly into Moscow and the first to fly there nonstop from Chicago. Flights from Chicago will begin June 2 and operate Monday through Saturday.
Bus
*Chicago-based budget bus line Megabus.com has canceled its Pittsburgh service due to low ridership. Megabus also cut service in Louisville, says Coach USA, which runs Megabus.
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Quick Trips are compiled from the notebook of Rick Popely and from Tribune news services.
