Interest in hybrids is growing

"Fuel economy is the biggest issue that drives people to hybrids," said Mike Chung, an analyst with consumer automotive Web site Edmunds.com. "Three dollars has been the magic price point."157,813 hybrids were sold through October compared with 64,014 hybrids during the same period last year. But Hybrids claim only 1.7 percent of the market although they are projected to grow to 3 or 4