Counter Claim #1: Hybrids have been favorable over the last decade because cost of fuel has doubled and a small portion of our society is concerned with emissions output. Hybrids often get greater than 41 mpg combined and in today’s market that pretty well tops the charts. So one could argue that they get the best fuel mileage. When the Prius was initially launched that was significantly better than current fuel sipping economy cars that achieved 30 mpg combined.
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