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Drivers still interested in hybrids amid volatile EV market
Hybrids were supposed to be a way station on the road to electric cars.Honda Motor and Toyota Motor started pushing them in the late 1990s, using their part electric/part internal combustion powertrains to meet emissions mandates and lower CO2 ratings …