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The main thing an ICE only car can't do that a hybrid or electric car can do is recover energy under braking. Sure I can get 20 mpg in my truck at a steady 65 mph, but the rest of the time it gets about 13 mpg. If it was a hybrid, it would get 20 mpg all the time (or at least 18 mpg or so.)
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