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From the Money Matters Desk: A Consumer Report on Hybrids

Hybrids are burning up the car markets. Are they worth the ticket price and the waiting list? Kai puts you in the drivers seat with Lawrence Ulrich, a car writer for Money Magazine. Find out what choices exist to save money at the pump.

The Toyota Prius HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) is shown at this summer's European Symposium and Exhibition 2004, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, in Stockholm. (William Thomas Cain / Getty)

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