me? gloat?

Heh heh heh.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20070516/ap_tr_ge/travel_trip_gas_demand

At a Chevron station in San Francisco that was charging $3.95 for a gallon of regular gasoline, Nathan Sullins, 31, a computer programmer, gloated as he filled up his Toyota Prius hybrid for a fraction of what other drivers were paying.

"High gas prices are a bummer, but you reap what you sow," he said. "If we had started making fuel-efficient cars 10 years ago, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Although I'm obliged to point out that this bit:

William Hill, of Pittsburgh, said he'd consider downsizing from his minivan to a hybrid sedan if hybrids weren't more expensive.

"They charge you more for a hybrid to compensate for what you would pay for gas," Hill said while gassing his minivan along the Pennsylvania Turnpike one day last week. "So either way, you lose."

Is not accurate for everyone, or even most people. I've written up the cost calculations before, but the upshot is that it depends on the hybrid premium for the vehicle class you're looking at, as well as your driving habits.