Honda actually came out with
Honda actually came out with thew Insite a year prior to Toyota's first Prius. Honda also had and has the Civic hybrid as well as the Accord hybrid. Toyota might have sold more hybrids, but they weren't the first! Also, are you saying Ford, Hyundai and Fiat Chrysler are paying Toyota royalties on their patents? Or they copied Toyota, Or they did what most companies do and developed their own hybrids. I believe its the third option.