Recent advances in battery capacity and efficiency give PHEVs great potential to reduce emissions, manufacturers argue
Car makers and their suppliers have defended plug-in hybrid technology after data extracted from cars on the road by the European authorities showed that models on average were emitting over three times the carbon dioxide as shown in official tests. Sales of plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, grew 34% in the first three months in the UK to 42,492 as more company car drivers took advantage of their tax friendliness.
A further change is expected in 2027, informed by another interrogation of figures this year. That’s going to remove some of the more fantastical CO2 and mpg claims from new plug-in hybrids sold. For example reducing the expected electric miles driven in the 2025 changes will increase the recorded CO2 for the BMW X1 xDrive25e, a plug-in hybrid SUV, from 40g/km to 96g/km, the International Council of Clean Transportation calculated.
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