I think any hybrid should get some kind of tax break. Now, if there was a better break for the "gas sippers", great. But we need every incentive we can get to get as many of these cars on the road as we can. So the current motivation is for power and FE secondary. OK, not what I'd like, but it's still better than nothing.

In America (and other similar economies), what people buy decides what becomes important. It's a power few people truly understand, appreciate, or harness. If we buy them, they will make more. As long as people buy the "gas sippers", they'll make more. Someone will make a mid-sized sedan with Insight-mileage, and they'll sell truck load.