- What do you think?
- Can your choice of car change the world we live in? What would be the knock on effects of a global switch to hybrid cars? Join the debate→
- Editor's overview
- Is the hybrid car really a stepping stone towards emission-free driving? Will it have a genuinely positive impact on the environment? And will it ever be economical? Check out our editor's round up of the thorniest issues in the debate. More→
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Environment
Swapping heavily polluting vehicles for hybrids could drastically reduce greenhouse gases, cleaning our cities for a healthier population.
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Politics Energy
If hybrid cars entered the mainstream, could we reduce our dependence on oil? And if so, what would the political ramifications be?
- Why we can't rely solely on technology to make the future brighter
- Why the UK needs a new policy environment to realise the hybrid dream
- Could hybrids help reduce our thirst for oil?
- Why low-carbon living should be encouraged but not imposed
- Maintaining our carbon balance with the developing world
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Business Economy
Hybrid cars could bring awareness and investment to clean technologies and green business. But where there are winners, there must be losers.
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Families Lifestyle
Travel influences our daily behaviour and social interactions. Would we drive as much, or more, if our car had a lower environmental impact?
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Urban Planning
Our urban environment could be radically different in a world where quieter, less polluting hybrid vehicles were in abundance.
