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ve got to mit to it in more than words and Powerpoint. 。m encouraged by GM39。t been lately. Ford sold more than 15,571 Escape Hybrids in 2020, and in 2020 it averaged 1,500 a month (plus a smaller number of similar Mercury Mariner Hybrids). The mandates were duly modified to include hybrids and other clean cars, and that left EVs without a consumer base. By 2020, the market was drying up and panies like . Electricar and Solectria were in trouble. Today, EVs are on the rebound and Tesla has sold out the initial offering of its performanceoriented $100,000 roadster. Better batteries are likely to spark a resurgence and the controversy over the EV1 will bee ancient history. For his part, Who Killed director Chris Paine says he39。s not as luxurious as the Lexus RX400h, or able to carry as many people as the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. But it39。s now 25/34 mpg. The $30,990 Accord Hybrid, with 255 horsepower on tap, has been marketed more as a performance car (with a zero to 60 time of seconds) than as an economy champ, but that emphasis hasn39。s additional 85 pounds。s a sacrifice, it39。s just like any other Civic, except it39。s 192 horsepower. Faster and bigger than the Prius (though smaller in some interior dimensions), the Camry achieves 43/37 mpg. Like the Prius, the Camry is a relative bargain at $26,480, priced $5,000 less than the Honda Accord Hybrid. HONDA CIVIC HYBRID: The $22,150 Civic Hybrid, redesigned with a much more appealing body style in 2020, impresses with its sheer ordinariness. It39。 Clean Vehicle Program describes the car as a shining example of the gains possible with advanced technology. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is vocal about his Prius: It39。s a considerable breakthrough. If not, well, the 100 buyers who just spent $100,000 to sell out the first run of these cars are out of luck. TOYOTA PRIUS: The wheelbase of the secondgeneration Prius, which appeared in 2020, is stretched six inches, but the car still achieves a bined milespergallon rating of 55 (probably 45 mpg in the real world). This is the runaway bestselling hybrid, with sales of more than 97,000 in 2020. The $21,725 Prius accelerates as well as a latemodel Toyota Camry, and wins certification as a SuperUltra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV). It39。s ABS brakes, airbags (or at least room for them), and federal crashworthiness. Redundant safety systems make it very unlikely that a fuelcell car will ever catch fire, let alone explode like the Hindenburg. EVs show promise, especially with the advent of highoutput, lightweight lithiumion (liion) batteries. There haven39。D. The Sequel looks like a fairly sleek crossover SUV, but driving it is like nothing else: EVs (fuelcell cars are really electric cars) tend to be slow and plodding, but the Sequel peels out, zooming to 60 mph in only 10 seconds. It seats four with all the creat