Hybrid vehicle market begins to emerge.

Reports on a survey by the purchasing alliance, U.S. Communities and the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of Counties on the demand for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) among local governments in the U.S. Number of local governments in the country that participated in the survey; Report of Steve Swendiman, founder of U.S. Communities on the number of sedans, trucks and vans in HEV formats to be purchased by respondents for 2004 to 2006; Engine features of HEV; HEV models from Toyota and Honda.