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Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars, an analysis by the non-profit advocacy group Transport and Environment found on Thursday. Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting.

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[–] Venator@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

True , but only noise and microplastics 😅(which is not what the article is about)

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

While being made, as in, during production. It gives a dangerously false picture to only consider a car's emission during drives with how shockingly much its production emits, pollutes etc.