My mistake; now that you mention it, I do recall you mentioning that you went with a hybrid Civic. Sorry.

You're probably right about the history of hybrids/electrics. It's not something I paid a lot of attention to, frankly, because I am one of those people who isn't going to worry too much until the price of gas gets up to $5/gallon at which point some politicians will be shot, fuel taxes will be cut, and things will get back to normal I'll probably do something to improve my fuel economy...but I already get nearly 30 mpg as it is, and can't realistically fit into a smaller, more efficient vehicle at this point.