It's important to note what the capabilities of the database are. Even if two hybrids were _exactly_ the same... EXACTLY... yet different demographics bought the respective cars, we'd want to separate them. This way, we'd be able to see what a likely driver for a given model would be likely to achieve.

That said, there are actually some changes than can affect fuel economy. Weight, shape, (power?), etc.

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