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Originally Posted by STeeLy
Also, the emission friendliness of a Hybrid is less dependent on the fact that it is a hybrid, but rather, how it is driven (granny or aggressive or somewhere in between) and where it is driven (stop and go or non-stop or highway).
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BS. All vehicles are tested using the same conditions. The best hybrids run very very clean, far and above the average car.
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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
And for the record, in the long run a Hybrid is more wasteful to the environment than a normal car is. Where do they get the batteries for the car from?
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More BS. The materials used in the batteries are the SAME materials used in other cars as well, including chrome trim, the frame etc. For example, the amount of nickel in a Prius NiMH battery pack is about the same as what an average SUV contains in the frame and base structure. A large SUV with a lot of trim etc. will contain significantly more nickel.