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Experience is showing that the actual gas mileage achieved by hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius depends strongly on the driving habits of their owners. The big culprits? Speeding (over 70mph), hard braking and hard acceleration. In other words, if you're trying to drive your Prius like a sports car, you'll pay the price at the gas pump.

It only makes sense, of course: new technology can't change the laws of physics, and these rules of gas mileage apply to all vehicles, hybrid or not. But no matter what your driving style, a hybrid vehicle will get you far better gas mileage than a regular gas combustion engine vehicle.

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