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I wish there were more NGV available. Honda Civic GX is a good alternative if you're looking to buy a Prius. (if you have a natural gas car filling station near you.) I believe 1 gallon of natural gas is about $2 now. A new Civic GX is a little pricey, but there's also $4000 tax credit.
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Wow, good way for the government to encourage hybrid use: kill the tax credit!
Hybrids aren't all that great. Still cheaper to get and drive a comparable regular car in ownership cost.
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@Buran: Doing the right thing isn't always cheap, you're right. But, it's not always expensive either.
Arguably, there's the controversial side to hybrids. Granted, it cuts down immensely on emissions and fuel usage, nobody can argue with that. But then again, the materials used to make a hybrid car, especially the batteries, it can be bad enough to offset the good in due time.
@Chicago7: Only applies to business owners. I can't get an SUV subsidy, unless, maybe, I get a Hybrid Mariner or Escape. ;-)
And yet, the SUV subsidy goes on and on and on, doesn't it?