Episode

Plug-In Hybrids May Be Much Dirtier Than Advertised

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Autoblog News
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Sep 8, 2026
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Summary

It is time to stop treating the PHEV as a pure electric vehicle because real-world emissions testing proves it is not and is actually far from it.