This is all happening because at some point the car companies had this choice to make: 1) Deprecate/shutdown gas-only car factories, build hybrid factories wit

This is all happening because at some point the car companies had this choice to make: 1) Deprecate/shutdown gas-only car factories, build hybrid factories with an upgrade roadmap to plugin-hybrid and eventually EV. Then make all models and all trim levels (from base to premium) hybrid as a starting point 2) Continue using gas-only car factories to get more ROI and profit, use shady tactics that either secretly violate EPA regulations or at best comply with the letter of the law, but not the spirit of the law. Make a few hybrid factories to profit from the eco-friendly market. Look at the new car market today, it's clear which option the car companies picked.