Have you EVER driven a hybrid???? (Score 1)

Before coming to your conclusion that they are not suited for highway driving? I drive a '04 Prius, have it since Jan, line in SF Bay Area, CA, drive it on freeway (101, 880, 280, 680 and even 87) everyday. I even took it from San Jose, CA to LA, CA, via 101, 152, and I-5, which goes through 2 fairly steep passes and the speed limit on I-5 is 70mpg. I had absolutly NO problem driving either way. What you call running the engine "fairly hard" is actually running it at "optimum RPM", since any engine runs best within a range and this is the range within which the engine on a hybrid runs most of the time, as compared to an ordinary car wherein the engine RPM varies all over the place. So, test drive one before you give your opinion based on imaginary and baseless perceptions.