As much as I hate to admit it, Laz has a point, and a good one.
Current Hybrids cost way more than equivilent non hybrid cars, and deliver marginal performance gains at best.
Don't get me wrong, Laz's philosophy is why we still have 10 mpg vehicles on the street. But from a purely personal $$$ perspective the hybrids don't work, yet.
What we need is to get rid of gasoline for transport entirely.