Invest in plug-in hybrid technology: Buy one of today's hybrids

Is this Escape hybrid the best investment in plug-in hybrid technology?

"I'm waiting for a plug-in hybrid before I buy my first hybrid vehicle," is a statement I often hear. Due to this consumer sentiment in plug-in hybrids, phantom buying lists exist on the Internet as an attempt to prove to automakers that consumers would buy them.

Yet, how could plug-in hybrids be cost-effective enough for consumers if most of today's hybrid cars are not cost-effective for most consumers - at least not in the short term (In the long term, most hybrids are cost-effective)?

Finish Ultimate Green Excuse - I'm waiting for a plug-in hybrid