I see more and more hybrid cars on the road. There are a lot of people out there that want to save themselves money and help the environment a little and definitely to get off of our dependence on foreign oil. My next car will be a hybrid. The waiting list is 2-3 months or longer depending where you live. From the people I know that have them, they have not noticed any problems accelerating to get on the highway etc. I think the cars are great. The big car companies here would be fools not exploit this obviously growing demand.