It was on this date in 2009 that Toyota announced it had sold one million hybrid cars in the U.S. When the Prius first launched in 1997, it was considered a gamble. After all, gas was cheap (weren't those the days?). During that same week, GM announced it had made it 100,000th hybrid vehicle.
I must say that hybrids sound great, but the price tag is usually too much for me. But they must be better than Chevy Volts!
For more information, please check out:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyota-sells-1-millionth-hybrid-in-us
