San Francisco Garage Takes Hybrid Approach to ‘Green’ Cars

May 26, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle—

Popular Cities for Hybrids

This list of cities shows the number of new hybrid registrations in terms of population. Four of the five cities listed below are located in California. This indicates that a high percentage of drivers in California drive hybrid cars.

Metropolitan Area	2008 New Hybrid Registrations Per 1,000 Residents
Portland, Ore.	12.17
San Francisco	8.84
Monterey	7.16
Santa Barbara	6.94
San Diego	6.57

Highest Hybrid Sales for 2008

This chart shows the five cities that had the most hybrids registered in 2008. Two of the five cities are located in California. However, only one of the cities with the highest number of registrations (San Francisco) also has one of the highest percentages of hybrids in terms of population.

Metropolitan area	New Hybrid Registrations
Los Angeles	33,636
New York	20,852
San Francisco	20,831
Washington, D.C.	10,933
Chicago	10,282

2008 U.S. Hybrid Sales

This chart demonstrates the total number of hybrids sold in the U.S. by model. It also shows the percentage increase in hybrid sales from 2007 to 2008. This chart indicates a growing demand for hybrid vehicles in the U.S.

Model	Units	% Change vs. 2007
Prius	158,884	12.3
Camry	46,272	15.1
Civic	31,297	4.7
Highlander	19,391	12.1
Escape	17,193	19.6
All Vehicles	13,260,747	17.9
All Hybrids	314,271	10.3

Source: “S.F. garage takes hybrid approach to ‘green’ cars”, San Francisco California, San Francisco Chronicle 26 May 09 (accessed through LexisNexis)

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