Plug-in Hybrids Emit Six Times Their Official Rating, and Carmakers Want the Fix Cancelled
Real-world monitoring of 220,000 vehicles found plug-in hybrids emit 145 g/km on average, far above the 24 g/km shown in official tests.
- New 2024 data published by the European Environment Agency last week reveals real-world CO2 emissions from PHEVs are six times higher than official lab tests, on average.
- Measurements from 220,000 PHEVs show the gap between actual performance and lab-based test results has widened every year since 2021, according to real-world data analysis.
- With real-world emissions at 145 grams, PHEVs emit only 14% less carbon than conventional cars, which average 169 grams, demonstrating their increasingly similar environmental impact.
- Carmakers, acting through the ACEA, are demanding that the European Commission scrap rules designed to close the emissions gap and oppose the planned 2027 regulatory update.
- Europe has set updates for 'utility factors' in 2025 and 2027 to correct CO2 ratings, ensuring carmakers are not rewarded on paper for vehicles that pollute nearly as much as combustion cars.
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Plug-in hybrids emit six times their official rating, and carmakers want the fix cancelled
Plug-in hybrids registered in the EU in 2024 emitted an average 145 grams of CO2 per kilometre against an official rating of 24 grams, according to Transport and Environment’s reading of onboard monitor data from 220,000 cars. Carmakers want the 2027 correction to that calculation cancelled, weeks before the Council debates the file. Plug-in hybrids […] This story continues at The Next Web
Plug-in Hybrids emit 6x more pollution than claimed, and they're getting dirtier
A new study shows that the gap between real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids and official government estimates is getting wider – and worse, plug-in hybrids themselves are getting dirtier. And the car lobby is trying to hide it, and make it harder to regulate the pollution coming out of these vehicles. more…
It is known that plug-in hybrids are not as climate friendly as claimed. Nevertheless, the difference does not shrink – on the contrary.
Plug-in Hybrids Emit 6 Times, On Average, What Official Tests Claim — New EU Data - CleanTechnica
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An analysis published by the International Clean Transport Council (ICTC) reveals that the gap between the CO2 emissions approved in laboratories and those that these plug-in hybrid cars actually emit under daily conditions has not ceased to widen.For models registered in 2021, actual emissions exceeded official emissions by 260 % (3.5 times more). However, far from being corrected, for vehicles registered in 2023 this discrepancy has increased …
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