They are intended to offer the convenience of a fuel-powered car and the environmental benefits of an electric car, but new data from Brussels shows that plug-in hybrids produce significantly more CO2 emissions than previously thought.
While conventional hybrid vehicles contain only a small battery to somewhat reduce fuel consumption when starting, plug-in hybrids enable purely electric driving over short distances. Corresponding cars typically have a range of about 50 to 50 miles when running on electric power and greater additional range when powered by a secondary fuel such as gasoline or diesel.
However, plug-in hybrids appear to consume considerably more fuel than previously thought. According to a recent European Commission study, based on driving data from around 600,000 cars, they produce around 3.5 times the emissions of official estimates from WLTP tests. So the problem lies behind the wheel.
Source: Krone
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