The hybrid systems of today are much different than when the early Priuses came out. Even a few years ago. These days they seem to be using it to not just add mileage, but power and drivability to hybrid vehicles. I think once PHEVs started showing how the electrified power delivery could be used to give better off-the-line driving and then transition over to the ICE engine for cruising/highway speeds where ICE is more efficient and EVs use more power, it really started to click.
If there was a PHEV version of the SC, I'd jump all over that. I still believe them to be the best of both worlds right now. At least until infrastructure and battery/charging technology sufficiently advances. Batteries still have problems when it's too hot or too cold. And when you're road tripping, being able to go to 100% range in under 10 minutes is HUGE. An EV would add many hours onto my usual (before the COVID times) several times a year trip to Indiana. It would be the difference in a 14 hour door-to-door trip and overnighting at hotels and losing two days of vacation to travel vs. ICE. Call me selfish ... I can handle it. lol