Comment Comment by wh0car3s Prius came first (introduced in 1997), then came the Honda Insight (1999) - the Civic hybrid rolled off around 2001.2nd gen. Prius was introduced 2003, but sales only picked up around 2005 < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius >. The design wasn't the only factor - I would say Toyota's marketing and rising gas prices contributed too < http://zfacts.com/gas-price-history-graph >. parent wh0car3s 11 years ago
2nd gen. Prius was introduced 2003, but sales only picked up around 2005 < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius >. The design wasn't the only factor - I would say Toyota's marketing and rising gas prices contributed too < http://zfacts.com/gas-price-history-graph >.