Plug-in hybrids have gas engines. If you use the gas engine most of the time, it will produce nearly as much pollution as a gas car. If you use the electric engine most of the time, it will produce significantly less pollution than a gas car.
It turns out that a lot of people who drive plug-in hybrids are using the gas engine most of the time.
> The EU car industry wants plug-in hybrid vehicles to be considered carbon neutral, but data from thousands of vehicles shows that PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 per km, on average, than petrol and diesel cars.
The report says this amounts to nearly four times the level of emissions than was advertised.
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After owning 2 pure EVs, I’ll never buy a car with an engine again.
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Plug-in hybrids have gas engines. If you use the gas engine most of the time, it will produce nearly as much pollution as a gas car. If you use the electric engine most of the time, it will produce significantly less pollution than a gas car.
It turns out that a lot of people who drive plug-in hybrids are using the gas engine most of the time.
Here’s the release from the group who did the actual study, and it comes off as much more professional and less clickbaity: https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-eu-data
And here’s the nut:
> The EU car industry wants plug-in hybrid vehicles to be considered carbon neutral, but data from thousands of vehicles shows that PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 per km, on average, than petrol and diesel cars.
The report says this amounts to nearly four times the level of emissions than was advertised.
After owning 2 pure EVs, I’ll never buy a car with an engine again.