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Plug-in EVs pumping out five times more emissions

Plug-in EVs pumping out five times more emissions

Update: 2025-10-17
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, according to a new report from Transport & Environment.  

We discussed this further with Sofía Navas, Cars and Charging Research Analyst for the think tank Transport & Environment. 

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Plug-in EVs pumping out five times more emissions

Plug-in EVs pumping out five times more emissions