Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars, an analysis by the non-profit advocacy group Transport and Environment found on Thursday. Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting.

  • MacAttak8@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Can you elaborate on the don’t exhaust fine dust part? The combustion engine part of the hybrid will still have those particulates?

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      3 days ago

      Hybrids use regenerative braking for the majority of their deceleration. There are Priuses (Priui?) with 200K+ kilometres on original brakes. The dust that brake pads shed is fairly harmful, so it’s nice that they produce less.

    • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      Yes, but as they’re hybrid and will use the green method before switching over to combustion, that will still be less, I think.