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Hybrids Get Hot

Forget what you know about gas-electric vehicles: The next generation is built for performance.

The most promising feature of the Honda Dualnote prototype, shown here, is the least apparent: Under its cool-kitsch skin, which looks like a computer-generated CAD drawing come to life, is a hybrid powertrain. In other words, a big electric motor helps this car's internal combustion engine.

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