Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States

[5] Sales of hybrid vehicles in the U.S. began to decline following the financial crisis of 2007–08, and after a short recovery, reached its peak in 2013 with almost 500,000 units sold and a record market share of 3.19%, but began to decline again in 2014 due to low gasoline prices and increased sales of plug-in electric cars.

[13] From January to July 2013, the three cities with the highest electric drive car registrations, including hybrids, all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids, were all located in California: Atherton (19.4%) and Los Altos (16.1%) in the Silicon Valley, followed by Santa Monica (15.0%), located in Los Angeles County.

[16][17] Purchases from the Obama administration occurring for 25% of Ford and General Motors hybrid-electric vehicles sold between January 2009 and late 2010.

[5][11][21] A total of 5,374,000 hybrid electric automobiles and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have been sold in the country through December 2019.

[7] Combined Prius family vehicles reached 194,108 units representing a market share of 42.9%, down from 44.8% the previous year.

[13] The top 5 U. S. metropolitan area markets for sales of hybrid electric vehicles in 2009 were Los Angeles (26,677), New York (21,193), San Francisco (15,799), Washington, D.C. (11,595), and Chicago (8,990).

[13] From January to July 2013, the three cities with the highest electric drive car registrations, including hybrids, all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids, were all located in California: Atherton (19.4%) and Los Altos (16.1%) in the Silicon Valley, followed by Santa Monica (15.0%), located in Los Angeles County.

[16][17] The top 5 U. S. metropolitan area markets for sales of hybrid electric vehicles in 2009 were Los Angeles (26,677), New York (21,193), San Francisco (15,799), Washington, D.C. (11,595), and Chicago (8,990).

Considering hybrid sales between January 2010 through September 2011, the top selling metropolitan region was the San Francisco Bay Area, with 8.4% of all new cars sold during that period, followed by Monterey-Salinas with 6.9%, and Eugene, Oregon, with 6.1%.

The following seven top selling markets are also on the West Coast, including Seattle-Tacoma and Los Angeles with 5.7%, San Diego with 5.6%, and Portland with 5.4%.

Comparison of annual sales of passenger hybrid electric and plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. through 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
HEV market share of new car sales in the U.S. between 1999 and 2023. [ 19 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 12 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid car in the U.S., with more than 1.6 million units sold since 2000 thru April 2016. [ 5 ] [ 25 ]
Historical trend of U.S. cumulative HEV sales from 1999 to 2014. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Market share of U.S. top 10 selling HEV
models in 2014. [ 7 ]
Historical evolution of the market share of sales of hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in electric cars in California (2011-2023).