Test Drive: 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Winnipeg, Manitoba - "Hybrid." When attached to a car's name, it's a word that conjures images of a cleaner, greener future. One that gives us hope that some day our reliance on nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels will be a thing of the past.

In the automotive context, hybrid refers to the ability of a vehicle's powertrain to provide propulsion using two sources of power rather than one. To date, mass-produced hybrids have used a combination of gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engines and battery-powered electric motors.

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Not the most flattering of articles and obviously a push for the other article I'm about to post in the Other Cars section on the Bluetec diesel.