Which Finds Hybrids Worse For CO2

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Hybrids producing more CO2 than equivalent models tested earlier in the decade



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/28/new-hy...

[Otispunkmeyer]

Weight is bound to be a factor... Things have ballooned in the last decade.

[Evanivitch]

irc said:

Hybrids producing more CO2 than equivalent models tested earlier in the decade

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/28/new-hy...

The actual full article highlights that all cars have seen increased CO2 emissions as other emissions (PM, NOx, CO) have been significantly reduced.

[Amateurish]

All cars are seeing higher co2 emissions, not just hybrids.

[ChocolateFrog]

All cars are heavier.

Can you even buy a normal car these days that weighs less than a ton?

[Chris32345]

ChocolateFrog said:

All cars are heavier.

Can you even buy a normal car these days that weighs less than a ton?

You can with small cars fiat panda/500 Aygo ect but nothing hatchback size

[sjg]

It's very light on detail - here's the Which? press release: https://press.which.co.uk/whichpressreleases/which... - which itself only had "hybrid" in a table with no explanation.

It wouldn't surprise me if the hybrid-specific comparison is between the proper (Toyota/Lexus) hybrids that were the only choice several years ago, and the mix of "mild hybrid" cars that manufacturers now get away with using that label for.