Are Hybrids Passe? — Hybrid cars have been steadily losing market share despite the steadily increase pump pain going from 2.8 percent in 2009 to 2.2 percent last year.
Bloomberg Business Week suspects the cause to be drastically improved internal combustion engines which give many economy cars over 40 mpg making it silly to spend the $6,000 extra the battery wagons cost over a standard car.