Plug-in hybrids (PEHV) pollute the climate much more than the car manufacturers claim. This is the opinion of the umbrella organization of the environmental transport associations Transport & Environment (T&E). “Plug-in hybrid vehicles are not built for clean operation in road traffic, but to take full advantage of government subsidies and achieve the European fleet limits,” explains Stef Cornelis, Director Germany at T&E. “Germany is currently wasting more than 89 million euros in subsidies for fake e-vehicles. No other country in Europe spends more taxpayers money on subsidizing PHEVs. ”

The British company Emissions Analytics, which specializes in everyday emissions measurements, had on behalf of T&E the three current PHEV models BMW X5, Volvo XC and Mitsubishi Outlander with transportable According to this, they have 28 to 89 Percent more CO 2 compared to according to the official information of the automaker.

According to T&E, Emissions Analytics tested the cars with a fully charged battery under optimal conditions Have emitted three to eight times more CO 2 than officially stated. In charge mode, in which the battery is charged while driving, the CO 2 emissions of the PHEVs were three to twelve times higher than the official value. The charge mode is often activated by PHEV drivers in order to charge the battery before reaching an environmental zone.

“New diesel scandal” T&E comments that government incentives to buy PEHVs pose the risk of a new diesel scandal. As soon as the battery is empty, 11 to 11 km in combustion operation until the plug-in hybrids reach their official emission values ​​per T&E estimates that exceed km. This contradicts the claims of the automakers that the current PHEVs are suitable for long journeys . In this context, PEHV drivers are assumed to use the electric mode of their vehicles too little. The government advisors from the “National Platform for the Future of Mobility” (NPM) have therefore proposed a graduation of the premium according to the number of kilometers actually driven electrically.

Fleet limits and driving behavior Car manufacturers are increasingly bringing electric vehicles onto the market, as the tightened CO 2 Fleet limits apply, explained the Federal Environment and Nature Conservation Federation (BUND) recently, including partially electric vehicles. In fact, plug-in hybrids are rarely plugged into the socket, but are mostly operated in combustion mode with gasoline or diesel, criticized the BUND.

The most important Plug-in hybrid vehicles (56 images) The following is a compilation of the most popular plug-in hybrid vehicles on the German market. A vehicle category that promotes German tax policy. PHEVs can be an inexpensive alternative in this country, especially as a company car.

For Cornelis PHEV are an interim solution that should not receive subsidies. “The result of last week’s auto summit showed that the federal government still did not understand this point.” In the meantime it was speculated that Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer could change the purchase premium for plug-in hybrids.

T&E thinks that the car manufacturers are inadmissibly shoving the buck to PEHV drivers. Rather, the currently available PHEV models often lack electrical power, range and charging speed, for example the examined BMW X5 and Volvo XC 60 not suitable for fast charging.

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