# Oil changes for hybrid cars

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-hybrid-cars/17009>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 21, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-hybrid-cars/17009 "2008-07-21T12:53:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jeremy_r_hoyt/32/37_2.png) [@Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_R_Hoyt)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-hybrid-cars/17009/10 "2008-07-21T16:18:20Z")

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You might be thinking about the Prius. The Civic Hybrid runs on the gasoline engine and only uses the electric motor for extra power. The Prius does it the other way around. With a Civic Hybrid, if the car is moving, the gas engine is running. Use of the electric motor will fluctuate.

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