Feb. 17, 2010 -
PRLog -- Last year the best selling hybrid in the U.S. was the Toyota Prius with about 140,000 vehicles sold. Not bad, but that put the Prius in 16th place. The Ford F-Series pick-up was #1 selling vehicle (413,000 sales) and two other trucks cracked the top ten.
In Japan, the Prius was the #1 selling vehicle in 2009.
The difference? Government sponsored tax breaks and incentives combined with much more expensive gasoline (over $5 per gallon in US dollars). Read the full story:
http://www.hybridsuv.com/
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