...pocketbooks suggests that in the last 20 years we have come a long way and yet remain stuck in reverse at the same time. The Hummer, a knock-off of the heavy-duty U.S. military vehicle that was a centerpiece of "Desert Storm" in 1991, is not so much a car as a statement of defiance in the face of peak oil worries and growing environmental consciousness. As the anti-Hummer, the Prius promises drivers mobility without wrecking the planet. But it, too, is far more than a mere means of transportation: the Leonardo DiCaprios of the world have made the Prius de rigueur in certain circles.

The larger issue is not so much what divides Hummer partisans from Prius lovers as...

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