>>>There are several gas-fueled vehicles that get better MPG than hybrids. Also, they actually turn out to be better for the environment when you consider disposal of the battery, specialzed manufacturing, etc.
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>>Which?
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>>My Prius averages better than 50+MPG year round. My wife's Prius averages 45MPG year round (one year older).
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>>>>Too bad they can't make a hybrid (or any other high MPG vehicle) that competes with Toyota or Honda.
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>Prius came my country last year. Sorry but it's so ugly car. Honda Civic hybrid we selling there from years. It's a more beatiful car.
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The Prius is different looking. A lot of that is due to the aerodynamics - Toyota put a lot of research into getting low drag while still having some interior room (I'm 6feet 6inches tall and I'm comfortable in it). We did a family vacation to florida over the Christmas holiday - 1500 miles each way with my wife, my 11 yr old son, and me and all our luggage. Coming back we even had a parrot, traveling cage, and various presents stuffed in too. We were fairly comfortable. Not bad for a small package.

>There's no tax advantage to hybrid cars at my country, these cars are so expensive so a few people/companies buy hybrid cars just for environmental reasons.

We don't get a break on hybrids anymore - only on all electric or otherwise gas free vehicles. Luckily we did get a tax break when we bought my wife's Prius in 2009 right before all breaks went away.

The 2010 Prius has more headroom than the earlier versions - good thing since I do not have enough room in my wife's Prius.