And from the "Water is wet department"
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
#FUD #CaptainObvious
Guardian - Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab testsAjit Niranjan (The Guardian)
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in reply to Mark Wollschlager • • •They exist as a virtue signalling thing rather than as a solution to a problem.
( as my neighbor with his 1968 GTO drives by spewing unburnt fuel stench )
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in reply to Mark Wollschlager • • •Buried within a few links, I found the delightful dataset and I was able to sort by brand. Not surprisingly, my Toyota showed the top score as its EV motor is the largest compared to the attached internal combustion engine, making it effectively useful.
https://climate-energy.eea.europa.eu/topics/transport/real-world-emissions/data
Data
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in reply to Mark Wollschlager • • •A 2025 report from Transport & Environment (T&E) found that plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) produce significantly more pollution on the road than official lab tests suggest. The study was based on 800,000 PHEVs in Europe between 2021 and 2023.
CO2 road emissions from PHEVs proved to be nearly five times higher than as recorded in lab tests and the discrepancy is growing. Even when operating in electric mode, a PHEV's gas engine kicks in approximately one-third of the time resulting in greater gasoline usage, CO2 emissions and driving on battery power alone.
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