Currently reading: Government goes cold on keeping hybrids after 2030

Plug-in hybrids are threatened by new evidence revealing their real-world emissions are higher than thought

The UK government has indicated it is getting cold feet about allowing plug-in hybrids – and, by extension, regular hybrids – to remain on sale in the country beyond 2030 after publishing evidence showing their CO2 output is much higher than initially claimed.

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