“They can skip the hybrid part. I wouldn’t buy one anyway.
What’s wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?”
Hybrid is feel good PC crap. Just look at the Ford commercial where the kid wants her dad to stay away from the school because the car isn’t a hybrid.
A hybrid’s extra cost and complexity doesn’t translate to enough fuel savings. Not to mention, making those batteries, and disposing them, is an environmental disaster.
You are dead on, a small car with a diesel is the way to go. Heck, even a gas powered Civic gets 35-40 mpg on the highway.