Believe me, there are a lot of people driving the hybrids here. They actually have enough power to drag race with loaded dump trucks and city buses. I wonder if any of the leftover hippies ever thought that there are power plants using natural gas, coal or other fuel to recharge the batteries on most of the hybrids.
I bought an '06 Highlander Hybrid in November. I think I've filled the gas tank a dozen times since then.
It has 269 h.p. that will set you back in your seat!