http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol...cle2406309.ece

The Times has never been fond of the Prius and even now, this review has a few backhanded compliments. But it appears to be a bit fairer in the review of use Prius than anything I'd read before. Perhaps reality is winning out.

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I think reality is winning out, at least in some areas of the country.
Over the past summer, as I drove my son to & from his first job, I saw a lot of Prius and Honda Civic hybrids in the area of Trumbull, CT. Last week, while auto-stopped at an intersection here, I saw one Prius and three HCH-1's (all the same color!).
My daughter's college has just joined a Zip Car program, where fuel-efficient vehicles can be rented by the hour or by the day. One of the cars is a Prius.
Whenever I park at the college (in Purchase, NY), I see a lot of hybrid cars there.
Although a lot of people still have misconceptions about these cars, they do seem to be becoming more mainstream.

One thing I found charming in this article was the information that the Prius is exempt from the London congestion fee. I wonder- if New York decides to adopt the congestion fee, will they give hybrids an exemption? That would be great!