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US Hybrid Sales for US ProducersBattery Size(kWh)BatteryChemistryBatterySupplierUSA EPA Combinedcity/hwy gasoline(mpg/kpl)Mfr Model CY 11 CY 2012 CY 12 vs 11LacrosseBuick Hybrid 1,801 12,010 566.90% 05 0.5 Li Ion Hitachi 29Buick Regal Hybrid 123 2,564 1984.60% 0.5 Li Ion Hitachi 29EscaladePrimearthCadillac Hybrid 819 708 ‐13.60% 1.8 NIMH PEVE) 21Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid 24 16,664 69333.30% 0.5 Li Ion Hitachi 29ChevroletSilveradoHybrid 1,001 469 ‐53.10% 1.8 NIMHPrimearthPEVE) 21Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 519 533 2.70% 18 1.8 NIMHPrimearthPEVE) 21Ford C‐Max Hybrid ‐ 10,935 N/A 1.4 Li IonPanasonic(Sanyo) 47FordEscape Hybrid(No longeravailable) 10,089089 1,441 ‐85.70% 18 1.8 NIMHPanasonic(Sanyo) 32Ford Fusion Hybrid 11,286 14,100 24.90% 1.4 Li IonPanasonic(Sanyo) 47GMC Yukon Hybrid 598 560 ‐6.40% 1.8 NIMHPrimearthPEVE) 21PrimearthGMC Sierra Hybrid 164 471 187.20% 1.8 NIMH PEVE) 21Lincoln MKZ 5,739 6,067 5.70% 1.8 NIMHPanasonic(Sanyo) 45Total US 32,163 66,522 107%US producers are transitioning to lithium ion from NIMH. Asian producers still sticking with NIMH.