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It is a complicated and controversial topic. By using them do they save petroleum energy/gasoline - probably because they do produce better gas mileage. However, the electric energy that they store while charging their batteries MUST be generated at a power plant somewhere. By generating electricity to recharge the cars batteries the plant itself consumes energy and produces byproducts (i.e.- coal/gas/nuclear). Therefore the question as to whether a hybrid actually "saves" energy cannot truly be answered with a simple yes or no. There are many other factors that need to be taken into account.

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