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many people are still not convinced of the need for hybrid cars and see no need to replace diesel fueled in favor of electric hybrids.

If you are still on the fence with this issue, you may want to consider these points:

 

  • Hybrid cars offer similar economy as diesel fueled cars for long distance driving
  • Hybrid cars offer more savings for normal urban travel, since the combustion engine works more efficiently with the presence of the electric motor
  • The greatest benefit that hybrid cars offer over diesel cars are their lowered emissions, which include lowered emissions of carbon dioxide, a pervasive toxin that is found in the atmosphere and in the air we breathe. Doing what we can to eliminate, or at least lessen the effects of this toxin helps the health of the earth – which, lest we forget, includes the residents of the earth: we humans