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Despite the federal government’s obstinate refusal to increase vehicle fuel efficiency, consumers are increasingly setting their own standards higher. Hybrids are rocketing off car lots, according to Polk, an auto industry research firm. US sales of hybrids in 2004 outpaced the previous year’s sales by 81 percent. Not surprisingly, California led the surge, with as […]