As the only (?) european member in this community, let me just brief you shortly about hybrid and diesel sales here. The Prius I sold very poorly, and the HCH I think is not sold at all. The reason the Prius I never got popular I think is due to that congestion problems are not as acute in Europe as in parts of the US, the mileage is not that much better than a diesel, performance was not impressing and the design is honestly not very sexy.
The Prius II on the other hand has been embraced by the press and is selling quite good. I don't think we have the same waiting list as you guys though. The Prius II is for some reason much higher priced than the Prius I here. It's luxury car prices on it.
Diesel sales are huge in Europe compared to US sales, especially in southern european countries. And now the new catalytic converters and particulate filters (no more black clouds) are coming which will boost sales even more I believe.
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