Just a few years ago, if you wanted a hybrid vehicle you had to drive an odd-looking car such as the Honda Insight or the early version of the Toyota Prius. These eco-friendly cars appealed mainly to environmentalists such as David Suzuki and techo-geeks who loved watching the colourful instrument panel display showing the hybrid system at work. But now hybrids have gone mainstream. There's no outward difference between a Honda Civic with a gas engine and a Civic Hybrid and nothing other than discreet badging to differentiate a gasoline-powered Toyota Camry from the new Camry Hybrid, Canada's Car of the Year for 2007. Same with the hybrid version of Highlander, Toyota's best-selling SUV Full Article
