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2008 Hybrid Trucks Review

Trucks are going green. Pickup trucks, once considered as American as apple pie have hit a slump in popularity in the wake of rising fuel prices and a sluggish economy. In lieu of this car makers are hoping to entice people with a line of hybrid trucks that will prove easier on the wallet than traditional trucks.

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How a Hybrid Car Works - Hybrid Engines and Brake Systems

OK, so you’ve heard hybrids are the hot new thing, you’ve heard you can save gas, you’ve heard there are tax breaks. But how does a hybrid car work? Can it really save you all that money? Will it deliver the performance and handling you can get from a gasoline car, or is at all smoke and mirrors?

Actually, it’s simple. A hybrid car uses the same technology that cars have used for years, it’s just engineered better. A LOT better.

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