Are Hybrid Cars Energy Efficient?
The car The car is a Volkswagen Golf GTE 2017 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Battery/Range 8.7 kWh (pure EV range ~30miiles) Battery weight 120kg Petrol engine 1.4L turbo Official fuel economy 166 mpg (this compares with real world driving figure ~75-90mpg)* Official emissions 38 gCO2/km *The real-world figures (see below) are nowhere near as good … Read more