Two years ago, hybrid vehicles were selling out at dealer ships.
Attleboro Toyota had a seven- to eight-month backlog on the Prius.
Herb Chambers Honda in Seekonk couldn't keep Civic Hybrids in stock.
Now, despite a recent spike in gas prices, the craze has cooled.
At the new Boch Toyota (formerly Attleboro Toyota), hybrids are still in high demand, but the waiting list is down to three months, sales manager Mike Howe said.
Toyota offers hybrid models in the Prius, Camry sedan and Highlander SUV.
Roger DaLomba, sales manager at Herb Chambers Honda, said there's no waiting list for a hybrid car, and sales on the vehicles have stayed about the same over the past year.
Honda offers three hybrid models: the Civic, which gets an estimated 50 mpg, the Accord, which gets gas mileage in the high 30s, and the Insight, which is adver tised at 70 mpg.
What is selling like crazy, DaLomba said, is the Honda Pilot, a V6 SUV that apparent ly is becoming popular with drivers of larger, gas-guzzling SUVs looking to downsize their vehicle, as well as their payments at the pump.
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