"Consumers bought 254,545 hybrids last year as gasoline prices hit $3 per gallon or more for much of the year, up from 199,148 in 2005, according to nationwide auto registration data compiled by R.L. Polk & Co. and released on Monday. : : Hybrids accounted for about 1.5 percent of U.S. vehicle sales last year, with Toyota's Prius leading the segment with 42.8 percent of registrations, R.L. Polk said. A hybrid version of Toyota's Highlander sport utility vehicle ranked second." AP article: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070226/hybrid_sales.html?.v=4
