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Side note:

I was going to check on which Toyota was in the commercial, but they're running a different commercial now. On the chance that it was their newest hybrid, you might find the comments at Prius vs Insight of interest. (There's a link to a rather long video of a couple of guys talking about the Prius - in the sidebar.)

Tesla has also shown a prototype of a new 7-passenger all-electric that they claim will "completely revamp the mid-priced auto range," but I don't think I quite agree with them that $79,000 (after $7.500 Federal rebate) is what I'd call "mid-priced." (Their 2-seater "sports car" is still going for $100,000 if I remember the articles I've seen.)

John