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Data from independent organisations suggests Hybrids don't actually prevent as much emissions on average over traditional ICE cars as thought in real-world use | Just Have A Think (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I don't watch videos but I clicked on the links to the sources.

The ICCT report shows that hybrid passenger vehicles produce about 20% less emissions than a similar gasoline vehicle. That still seems significant, even if there are even lower emissions available.

And that seems obviously true, the way that hybrids tend to use lower power, higher efficiency internal combustion engines than similarly sized full gasoline vehicles, and recapture some portion of the energy that would otherwise be wasted.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    They are certainly still better than ICE vehicles, but it could be argued the climate situation is so dire, a 20% reduction is inadequate compared to the more substantial reductions of pure EVs (though even then, we really shouldn't be trying to replace the world's cars 1 to 1 with EV cars, but instead transition to public transport as much as possible, with EV's being useful for areas where public transport may not be viable).

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I have a hybrid. I really wish I didn't have to have it, but it's unfortunately the best I can have in my circumstances.

    I'd rather not need a car at all, but public transportation is abysmal in my city. I'd rather have an EV over a hybrid, but there are next to no charging spots available to me, and I simply cannot afford a new car, let alone an EV.

    The root source of the problem is mismanagement of city resource, and capitalism.

    For what it's worth I am working on switching to my e-bike for trips that are possible with it.

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