The Japanese produce some of the best hybrids (Accord, Avalon, ES300h) but they seem to be limited to sedans. I suppose Minivans and SUVs would need larger batteries and that would push the cost out of the strike zone for most buyers.
I think it's the right choice by OEMs to slow down EV efforts, though. Hopefully not so much internally, but our supply of electricity has remained pretty stagnant and all of the sudden demand from EV's and data centers is putting enough stress on the grid. Those electric bills are going to keep climbing until we fix that. Battery tech seems to be cruising along as I've seen updates from many suppliers hitting their targets, but things are still years behind.
These are generational technologies, though, just like combustion was. And for cars, I think software will play a more important role than electrification will. I'm most excited about FSD (Full Self Driving), though, as I think the cognitive load driving has is under appreciated and policing of traffic laws seems to have stopped.
