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2 in 5 motorists open to hybrid vehicles: Poll

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Most motorists are not ready to embrace fully electric cars, but more than two in five are willing to give hybrids a go, according to an informal poll that garnered some 1,000 responses.

The online survey, done by The Sunday Times, lined up three compact sport utility vehicles (currently the most popular genre) of a similar size and price and asked respondents to pick their choice if they were to buy a car.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 01, 2020, with the headline 2 in 5 motorists open to hybrid vehicles: Poll. Subscribe