A new study revealed that the difference in emissions between gasoline-only vehicles and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) is not as significant as previously thought.

According to a report from Transport & Environment (T&E), lab tests show that the difference in emissions between gasoline-only vehicles and the increasingly popular hybrid variant is only 19 per cent, compared to the previously reported 75 per cent.

As Engadget pointed out, T&E analyzed the data from 800,000 PHEVs registered in Europe between 2021 and 2023. From these vehicles, T&E discovered that the real-world emissions of PHEVs were 4.9 times higher than what they were supposed to be on paper, primarily due to a flawed assumption between the manufacturer and the tester regarding the share of electric driving mode.

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