Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

<p>Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests</p><p>Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a <a href="https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smoke-screen-the-growing-phev-emissions-scandal">report</a> has found.</p><p>The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds">Continue reading...</a>