No segment of the automotive industry has more buzz than the combined hybrid, electric and alternative fuel car market.
Toyota and its Prius dominated hybrid sales in 2007 and through the first half of 2008, the Prius is still at the top of the sales lists.
But as gas prices climb and drivers’ environmental concern increase, green is ever increasingly mean and lean. And dealers around the country, despite plummeting overall sales, report backlogged demand for hybrids.
As such, premiums tacked onto hybrid vehicle sticker prices were once not considered a possibility. Now, hybrid purchase premiums are common.
Hybrid car sales still account for only about three percent of vehicle sales in the United States. But it’s a sure thing that lowly number will quickly rise.
According
to the Electronic Drive Transportation Associations (EDTA), a leading trade association in Washington, D.C., here’s a list of hybrid sales through June 2008.
The alphabetical list includes total from January 1, 2008 and includes sales numbers for recently debuted hybrids from the month first available.
The list in led by the Toyota Prius, which continues to dominate hybrid sales through the first six months of 2008.
