Plug-in hybrids emit six times their official rating, and carmakers want the fix cancelled
Plug-in hybrids registered in the EU in 2024 emitted an average 145 grams of CO2 per kilometre against an official rating of 24 grams, according to Transport and Environment’s reading of onboard monitor data from 220,000 cars. Carmakers want the 2027 correction to that calculation cancelled, weeks before the Council debates the file.
Plug-in hybrids registered in Europe in 2024 emitted six times their official CO2 rating, according to Transport and Environment. The analysis uses European Environment Agency data from onboard monitors in 220,000 cars.
The real-world average was 145 grams of CO2 per kilometre against an official 24 grams. For 2023 registrations it was 138 against 28, so the gap has widened from five times to six.
Both numbers moved the wrong way. Actual emissions rose about 5% while the official ratings fell about 15%.
Set against ordinary petrol and diesel cars, which averaged 169 grams, plug-in hybrids...
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