In the United States, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) authorizes subsidies for the purchase of plug-in hybrid vehicles considering that they emit less CO2 than thermal vehicles.

A nuanced analysis recently by the independent NGO Council on Clean Transportation.

And the latter has weight, since it is she who is at the origin of the dieselgate of 2013 after having tested the diesel models of Volkswagen.

Up to 67% more!

Based on figures from the California Bureau of Automobile Repairs, this study by the International Council on Clean Transportation clearly demonstrates that plug-in hybrids are used less often in electric mode than is expected by manufacturers (and legislation) to establish their figures.

And the difference is significant, since it varies between -26% and -56%, which corresponds to actual fuel consumption that is 42% to 67% higher than the EPA estimates.


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