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Topic: Hybrid cars — how they work and how to choose one
Format: Text descriptions, graphics, links to related resources [free registration required]
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

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From the website’s overview: “Let our experts take you ‘under the hood’ and explain how hybrid technology works, and if your next car should be a hybrid.” There are six detailed lessons, developed (and recently revised) by CNET’s respected product reviewers and technical experts: 1- How a Hybrid Car Works, 2- Hybrid options, 3- Why do you want a hybrid? 4- Will a hybrid save you money? 5- What kind of car do you want? 6- Hybrid SUVs and pickup trucks.

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Topic: Automotive, hybrid
Format: Printed guidelines w/graphic
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

Not so much training as a set of guidelines, this brief article gets right to the point. The author (MitchellB) distinguishes hybrids from other types of cars, tells & graphically shows how hybrids work, and provides seven steps to obtaining your new hybrid. Includes links to related online resources, blogs, etc.

URL: http://www.mytutorials.com/tutorial/How_Do_I_Pick_a_Hybrid_Car_to_Purchase/208/