Hybrid Vehicles
Hybrids available today
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Toyota Prius
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Honda Civic Hybrid
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Honda Insight
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What’s a Hybrid? Why drive one?
- Combines a gas engine with an electric motor.
- Drives like a regular car. Never needs to be plugged in for recharging.
- Regenerative braking recharges the battery when stopping or coasting.
- Very quiet. Engine stops when waiting at red light.
- Low emissions. A fraction of the smog-forming emissions compared
to a traditional car.
- Tax deduction for purchasing new hybrid vehicle.
Toyota Prius
- 2004 Prius EPA estimated 61 city/52 highway/55 combined mpg.
- Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (AT-PZEV)
- Battery pack is comprised of sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride modules
- Continuously variable transmission
- Energy monitor display
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