Somewhat OT, but I wouldn't say hybrids came in the late 90s, more like the mid 2000s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicles_in_the_United_Sta

Somewhat OT, but I wouldn't say hybrids came in the late 90s, more like the mid 2000s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicles_in_the_United_States#/media/File:Cumulative_US_HEV_Sales_by_year_1999_2009.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicles_in_th... There's a nice inflection point around 2003-2004 where they really became mass-market.