Hybrid vehicles are the future. Have you driven one?
I have not, although I have several friends that have a Prius - there are actually hybrid electric trucks and buses that also exist.
I did not know that. 
Toyota is actually the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, so I guess the Prius was a good idea!
That's probably true. Prius is a great automobile with a hold on the hybrid market.
The EPA rates it as the cleanest vehicle sold in the US based on smog-forming emissions.
I did not know that! The EPA would know best, although they have been hindered this presidency.
Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan was an Obama administration policy aimed at combating anthropogenic climate change (global warming) that was first proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2014. The final version of the plan was unveiled by President Obama on August 3, 2015. The 460-page rule (RIN 2060–AR33) titled "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources:
Electric Utility Generating Units" was published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015. The Obama administration designed the plan to lower
Toyota
Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe. Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car models achieved the 10 million milestone in January 2017. Its Prius family is the world's top selling hybrid nameplate with over 6 million units sold worldwide .
The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937