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  Hybrids can be beneficial to the environment. The batteries are extremely energy intensive to help create its gasoline-saving benefits. Buying a used hybrid can be a moderately effective way to help the environment by avoiding the creation of new batteries, since the batteries tend to last the life of the vehicle. If you are looking for the most environmentally friendly car, look for a diesel. They can be converted to run on vegetable oil.
  
  

Less Petroleum Demand

• Hybrid cars get higher gas mileage then conventional cars. This decreases the need for off-shore drilling, which supplies most of the oil we use in gasoline for transportation. We have seen the ecologically destructive affects from oil spills such as in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
  
  

Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Since hybrids generate part of their energy from the mechanical motion of its wheels, they use less gasoline to power the motor. This results in less greenhouse gas emissions and cleaner air with less particulate matter, which has been linked to asthma and lung issues. According to the American Lung Association, 136 million people in the U.S. lived in cities that violate ozone air quality standards in 2004.
  
  

Increased Environmental Awareness

• With the hybrid's classy, modern look and gas-saving technology, it quickly created a sensation in the United States. Because hybrids became very popular, buyers sent car manufacturers and other corporations a message that people are interested in spending money on environmental items. This encourages them to create greener options. Raising environmental awareness is a by-product of buying a hybrid and driving your friends around in it. It is equipped with a dashboard monitor that helps educate riders to how it saves gasoline, which can lead to creating desire in others to buy one as well.