The gap is not only a plug-in hybrid problem.
🔴 The divergence is also stark for combustion engine cars, including full and mild hybrids: real-world emissions exceed official values by 19%.
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These discrepancies have meant that, over the past years, actual CO2 emissions have been substantially higher than those officially reported.
Between 2018 and 2023, official average CO2 values for new cars fell by 28%, while real-world emissions declined by only 15%.
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🚨NEW REPORT: Plug-in hybrids in Europe emit 5x more CO2 than officially reported.
The gap between real-world and official CO2 emissions of cars is widening. And for plug-in hybrids, the gap is remarkably high:
- 2021 plug-in hybrid vehicles: 265%
- 2023 plug-in hybrid vehicles: 400%.
The EU Grids Package includes new rules that could significantly speed up permitting for EV charging infrastructure. Our latest policy update breaks down what it means for transport. 🔋⚡
Read here:
The EU is considering new rules on corporate fleets to support the transition to cleaner vehicles. What could the proposed #CCVR mean for 🇩🇪 Germany, the EU's largest car market?
🔗 theicct.org/publication/eu-proposal-for-a-clean-corporate-vehicles-regulation-scope-and-relevance-for-germany-may26
This divergence stems from the EU formula’s overestimation of how often these vehicles run on electricity.
🇪🇺 The @ec.europa.eu took notice and, in 2025, updated the formula to reach closer-to-reality estimates.
🇪🇺 Europe’s battery electric car registrations recorded a 21% market share in April. 🚗⚡ #ICCTMarketMonitor
From January to April, the market share was 20%, a 4-percentage-point increase compared with the same period in 2025.
Learn more: theicct.org/publication/...
Read full details in ICCT’s #LabtoRoad report: theicct.org/publication/...
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Good news from London: Today, the IMO formally adopted a new Emission Control Area in the North-East Atlantic—the largest #ECA in the world to date. This is a milestone for reducing ship pollution in Europe and the Arctic. 🌊📣
Full ICCT press release: theicct.org/pr-imo-adopt...
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⚠️ But an adjustment foreseen for 2027 is now at risk. An early draft proposal for the CO2 standards review in the @europarl.europa.eu calls for freezing future corrections of plug-in hybrid emissions.
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Breaks down the EU Grids Package 2025 and its implications on charging infrastructure and vehicle-grid integration.