Claim: Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States started in 1999 and the top selling is the Toyota Prius and in 2009 five California cities were in the top ten of purchased vehicles.
Evidence: Since their inception in 1999, a total of 5,374,000 hybrid electric automobiles and sport utility vehicles have been sold in the country through 2019. Sales are led by the Toyota Prius, which passed the 1 million mark in April 2011, and has sold 1,643,000 units since 2000 through April 2016, representing a 40.8% market share of all hybrids sold in the U.S. since their inception in 1999. San Francisco, CA 6.7 Los Angeles, CA 4.8 San Diego, CA 4.7 Santa Barbara, CA 4.4 Monterey, CA 4.3 
Since their inception in 1999, a total of 5,374,000 hybrid electric automobiles and sport utility vehicles have been sold in the country through 2019. The top selling hybrid electric vehicle in the country is the conventional Toyota Prius, which has sold 1,643,000 units since 2000 through April 2016, representing a 40.8% market share of all hybrids sold in the U.S. since 1999. 3 San Francisco, CA 5 Los Angeles, CA 6 San Diego, CA 9 Santa Barbara, CA 10 Monterey, CA