Climate Change Group Calls for Ending PHEV Subsidies
Electric vehicles (“EVs”) are poised to take over the roads over the next two decades. As the effects of human-induced climate change have become more apparent, several governments have revealed plans to replace internal-combustion engine vehicles with zero-emission battery electric vehicles. For the longest time, plug-in hybrid cars (“PHEVs”) were thought to be the gap between conventional vehicles and EVs. Powered by both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor coupled with a rechargeable battery, these vehicles would allow consumers to gradually switch to zero-emission vehicles. However, it has recently come to light that PHEVs may not be as…