Weekend hybrid car shopping notes

I did some hybrid car shopping this weekend in Southern California, and I was a little surprised. The hybrid market is getting even hotter. While that doesn't surprise me when it comes to the Toyota Prius, it does a little with the Ford Escape hybrid. At times, some dealers have told me that they've had difficulty selling the hybrid Escape, but not right now, they're smoking. Since dealer add-on fees add more than $5000.00 to the MSRP, that's a bit surprising. At Honda I was able to find a good selection of both Civic hybrids and, particularly, Accord hybrids.