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Why Hybrid Vehicles Are a Smart Choice Right Now

05 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from Consumer Reports

"In 2015 CR calculated that most hybrids took eight years to pay for themselves through fuel savings...Today, improved technology and higher gas prices mean the average payback is four years with gas at $4 a gallon and 12,000 miles driven a year.

"Pure EVs are more efficient, but hybrids will play a key role over the next decade as EV charging infrastructure is built."

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