Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
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Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars, an analysis by the non-profit advocacy group Transport and Environment found on Thursday. Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting.

  • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I recently had a rental car while on a trip, and most of the cars in the rental pool were plug-in hybrids. Do they think someone who’s renting a car and staying in a hotel is going to figure out how to charge a car for just a little bit of range?