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Research shows that replacing a functional petroleum vehicle with an electric one is actually worse for the environment than simply running the car till it stops working. Would replacing or modifying the existing engines in these vehicles to be hybrid engines be a good, sustainable alternative?

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Research shows that replacing a functional petroleum vehicle with an electric one is actually worse for the environment than simply running the car till it stops working. Would replacing or modifying the existing engines in these vehicles to be hybrid engines be a good, sustainable alternative?	1