Plug-in Hybrids Emit 6 Times, On Average, What Official Tests Claim — New EU Data

CleanTechnica
By Transport & Environment…Sep 7, 2026, 11:50 pm287 ptsTop
The car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars are six times higher, on average, than official tests suggest, according to new 2024 data published by the EU last week. The gap between PHEVs’ real-world CO₂…

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