Here’s another way that Californians aren’t like the rest of the country: they buy electric and hybrid cars with enthusiasm not seen in other states. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery-electric cars typically sell in much larger volumes in the Golden State than anywhere else in the United States, notes alternate-vehicle website Green Car Reports. Case in point: through May of this year, about four out of every 10 Ford Fusion mid-size sedans sold in the Los Angeles area were hybrids or plug-in hybrids, according to research company IHS Automotive. In June, L.A.-area sales of the Fusion Hybrid increased 35 percent over June 2015, while Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid sales rose 40 percent compared to the year previous.
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In California, hybrid cars are slowly becoming the norm rather than the exception. About four in 10 Ford Fusions are electrified in some way. (PHOTO: FORD)