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Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: Tryp_OR
Date: October 16, 2025, 1:52 am
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This is disappointing.
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report
finds
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds
It seems that the internal combustion part is active much more
than the manufacturers suggest.
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Re: Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: northbayteky
Date: October 16, 2025, 10:14 am
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> This is disappointing.
>
> Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report
finds
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds
>
> It seems that the internal combustion part is active much more
than the manufacturers suggest.
>
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When they first came out, I was glad we were finally making some
moves to get off ICE. It was a step anyway. In 2008 or so when
gas prices went ballistic, people (around here anyway) started
getting rid of their ICE vehicles for hybrid mostly, some
electric. After much thought, I started to wonder why the draw
to hybrid. They still require petroleum products. If your
primary travel is around town, under 35 MPH, hybrid is great.
They're not a good commuter car.
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Re: Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: MidwestmikkiJ
Date: October 16, 2025, 11:17 am
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I’m not clear after reading this whether this is only true for
plug in hybrids or if you could assume it’s much the same for
regular hybrids?
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Re: Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: Tryp_OR
Date: October 16, 2025, 1:53 pm
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> I’m not clear after reading this whether this is only true for
plug in hybrids or if you could assume it’s much the same for
regular hybrids?
>
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I don't know either, but I think the regular hybrids are known
to run their engine a lot and the battery just helps store
energy so that mileage is improved.
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Re: Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: MidwestmikkiJ
Date: October 16, 2025, 3:38 pm
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> [quote author=Tryp_OR link=topic=3789.msg352426#msg352426
date=1760597576]
> This is disappointing.
>
> Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report
finds
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds
>
> It seems that the internal combustion part is active much more
than the manufacturers suggest.
>
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When they first came out, I was glad we were finally making some
moves to get off ICE. It was a step anyway. In 2008 or so when
gas prices went ballistic, people (around here anyway) started
getting rid of their ICE vehicles for hybrid mostly, some
electric. After much thought, I started to wonder why the draw
to hybrid. They still require petroleum products. If your
primary travel is around town, under 35 MPH, hybrid is great.
They're not a good commuter car.
[/quote]
Husband would like an electric but where we are the
infrastructure isn’t well built out. We also drive 200 miles
pretty frequently and I’d worry about getting stranded.
#Post#: 352581--------------------------------------------------
Re: Plug-in hybrids not so beneficial
DIR By: ShirtOfBlue
Date: October 16, 2025, 4:13 pm
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We have a self charging hybrid which does almost 70mpg on
motorway journeys and only takes around £40 to fill up (petrol
is super expensive here, my small van is around double that).
Jack has a plug in hybrid, which he almost never does, because
the electric range is hopeless, around 35 miles I think, but he
has it because it’s a company car and he pays less tax on it
than petrol only and he wouldn’t get the range he genuinely
needs with all electric. A lot of plug in hybrids are popular
because of tax breaks and subsidies here, even though some never
see a plug socket.
A friend has a Ford Mustang electric which he currently trickle
charges at a low rate and can sell the stored electricity back
to the grid at a small profit sometimes. He plans solar panels
to do away with charging from the grid.
Many here could manage easily with all electric and numbers will
increase as range and charging infrastructure improves.
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