 By the end of 2009 there were about 39,300 hybrid cars registered in the Netherlands, up from 23,000 the previous year.Most of the registered hybrid cars belonged to corporate fleets due to tax incentives established in the country in 2008.During the first eight months of 2013, around 65% of TMC cars sold in the Netherlands have been hybrids, with the technology particularly popular among fleet owners and taxi drivers.