Biggest study yet shows plug-in hybrids use over 300% more fuel than claimed
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Toyota_2021_RAV4_PRIME_SE_011-e1671695996325.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>The largest real-world study yet, accounting for nearly a million plug-in hybrid vehicles, shows that PEVs use far more gasoline than previously claimed. The study comes just as Europe is about to change PHEV regulations, with industry lobbying to maintain the current highly inaccurate numbers.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/19/biggest-study-yet-shows-plug-in-hybrids-use-over-300-more-fuel-than-claimed/#more-456335">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Toyota_2021_RAV4_PRIME_SE_011-e1671695996325.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>The largest real-world study yet, accounting for nearly a million plug-in hybrid vehicles, shows that PEVs use far more gasoline than previously claimed. The study comes just as Europe is about to change PHEV regulations, with industry lobbying to maintain the current highly inaccurate numbers.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/19/biggest-study-yet-shows-plug-in-hybrids-use-over-300-more-fuel-than-claimed/#more-456335">more…</a>