{"id":5541,"date":"2021-05-31T15:08:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1355319"},"modified":"2021-05-31T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T15:08:39","slug":"car-companies-are-greenwashing-their-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=5541","title":{"rendered":"Car companies are \u2018greenwashing\u2019 their plug-in hybrid vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hybrid vehicle sales skyrocketed in Europe during the first quarter of 2021, reaching roughly 256,000 (up 264% year-over-year), EV-volumes.com<\/a> reports. Hybrids<\/span> remain a much more popular choice than battery electric vehicles, but the question is whether they are actually sustainable and good for the environment.<\/p>\n

A <\/span>collaborative study<\/a> by the European Federation for Transport and Environment and Greenpeace has found that CO2 emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles are up to 2,5 times greater than official tests and manufacturer marketing suggests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on data gathered from over 20,000 plug-in hybrid drivers around Europe, the average plug-in hybrid car produces around 28 tonnes of CO2 in its lifetime, which is but a small reduction on the 39-41 tonnes of CO2 produced by the average petrol or diesel car. <\/span><\/p>\n

For a hybrid to be green, it would need to operate on electricity as much as possible, but that\u2019s not usually the case. On the contrary, a hybrid car produces at least 40-70% of the emissions of a petrol or diesel car, and creates 15% more emissions in its manufacture than a battery electric vehicle, according to a study by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership in collaboration with Ricardo<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

And, obviously, hybrid vehicles still require fossil fuels, which means they need oil that has to be extracted, refined, and transported around the world.<\/span> This means that they partake in the same cycle of pollution that petrol and diesel vehicles do.<\/p>\n

So, why are car manufacturers presenting them as a \u201cgreen choice\u201d ? Well, because they are aware of the high demand of fully electric vehicles. By presenting them as \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and passing them off as climate-friendly, they can appeal even to the consumers who hesitate to make the full switch. That way they can increase their sales and maintain a \u201cgreen\u201d vision, while in reality hybrids continue to worsen the climate crisis.<\/p>\n

To oversimplify, hybrids are bad<\/a>. They produce harmful emissions and they mostly run on petrol or diesel. If we\u2019re really serious about reaching our environmental goals, the zero-emission BEVs are the only viable solution. Car companies should invest more on facilitating this change, than on \u201cgreenwashing\u201d marketing strategies.<\/p>\n

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