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Report: Hybrid cars safer than regular cars

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By ABC7
Friday, November 18, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO

The report found that occupants in hybrdi cars were 25 percent less likely to get hurt.

The Highway Loss Data Institute says the weight of the hybrid car's battery may explain why it performed better in crashes.

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