I've been driving my '05 HCH to work since I bought it in late April, but this past week was the first time any of my colleagues had ever commented on it. I've had at least a dozen bring it up since the gas hikes. Many of them are interested in but genuinely unknowing about hybrid technology. Questions range from researched to oblivious:

"Does it live up to the EPA figures?"
"Does it drive and feel like a regular car?"
"How often do you fill up?"
"Can it go over 60 miles per hour? I heard it can't top the interstate speed limits."
"What's an electric battery?"
"You have two engines?!?!?!?"

I've had a lot of inquiries and requests for suggestions, it's great. People need to take the interest, and a meet is a great way to tell AND show. I never knew Honda made the Civic as a hybrid until I saw one at the annual Jacksonville Auto Show in February. I started really digging in March and drove off the lot with the first one I test drove the next month.