  A nonminimally coupled hybrid dark energy model is introduced. The dark
energy evolution is triggered by mass varying neutrinos. Quintessence evolution
begins from an initial point, with an insignificant dark energy density, and
arrives at a final de Sitter attractor. While initially, for a Higgs-like
potential, the non-minimal coupling keeps the system in a state with negligible
dark energy density, finally the second quintessence conducts the evolution to
a stable fixed point. These evolutions occur through successive $Z_2$ symmetry
breakings.
