Lower gas prices and hybrid interest

Phil Lebeau gave a special hybrid report this morning on CNBC. He noted that dropping oil prices have affected the amount of Internet research that was being done on hybrid cars, but it has not affected sales. Currently, hybrid sales are still smoking and my last hybrid shopping trip demonstrated the same.

In particular, Mr. Lebeau mentioned Ford and Toyota sales, noting that both the Prius hybrid and the Escape hybrid were selling extremely well and are difficult to find.

In related news, a new report notes that Toyota will be implementing its third generation Hybrid Synergy Drive for its 2008 models (more).