I think it depends on where you live. I live in NEW England (Maine to be exact) and I see tons of hybrids. There are two on my small private road alone. That's 2/12 which is a pretty good ratio in general, but there are plenty when you get into a broader area. I know when hybrids were first introduced in America to the general populous they were mostly marketed on the coasts but are starting to be sold all over equally. I know my Saturn dealership can't keep them in stock more than a week an sells closer to sticker than any other model except maybe the Skye. There are also numerous tax breaks offered by states and insurance companies.
I think the new hybrids sound great. Can't wait to test drive one. As for what you do when without power:the same thing you do for your home. Suffer or buy a generator that's powered by gasoline or something else. If the outage is that bad you won't be driving much anyway.
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