Going green can make good business sense; Companies shift to hybrid fleets.(Special Report)

Byline: Jack Herman

Two years ago, Jay Holgate barely knew a green car from a green card.

But in January, Holgate bought a Toyota Prius for his Atlanta area courier company. In February, he purchased three more. By 2008, Holgate expects his 10-vehicle fleet will be converted to hybrids.

"We really wanted to just kind of make a statement that we're going full hybrid,'' Holgate says. "We bought them at the beginning of this year and just love them.''

Data indicate Holgate is not alone. An increasing number of businesses are going hybrid.

In the first quarter of last year, 26.2 percent of Priuses were bought for "business only'' or …