B.R. ranks low for interest in hybrid vehicles

Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities ranked low on a Cars.com survey of consumer interest in hybrid vehicles. The Green Cities index is based on what percentage of online car searches involve shoppers looking at hybrid vehicles. Out of 210 cities, Baton Rouge ranked 181st, between Detroit and Myrtle Beach, S.C. But there was more interest in hybrids than in other Louisiana cities: New Orleans was 192nd, Shreveport was 196th, Lafayette was 197th, Lake Charles was 202nd and Alexandria was 204th. Eugene, Ore., was ranked as the city with the most interest in green cars, while Laredo, Texas, was last. College cities tended to rank high, while Southern cities tended to rank low in the interest in green vehicles.