Hybrid cars may not be the green machines they seem

Hybrid electric vehicles might not be the green machines consumers think they are, with research finding major car brands are making potentially misleading claims about the technology.

Questionable marketing tactics included calling plug-in hybrid vehicles “the best of both words” and calling hybrids “self-charging cars” despite both vehicle types relying on petrol, the report found.

The research, released by the Environmental Defenders Office on Sunday, also questioned net-zero…

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