Fraunhofer ISI, in collaboration with the Öko Institute, released the results last week of a study it did of plug-in hybrid cars. That study came to the rather distressing conclusion that some PHEVs sold in Europe actually consume about three times as much gasoline as claimed. Plug-in hybrid vehicles are often touted as a bridge to battery-electric vehicles, promising to slash emissions by operating as EVs for short trips while relying on fossil fuels for longer ones. Electric vehicles making their commercial debut are listed below. The chart has 1 X axis displaying MPG (e). 22 billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 10. PHEVs, which combine an internal combustion engine, electric motor, and rechargeable battery, offer increased fuel efficiency and lower. Scientists from the Kore University of Enna (Enna, Italy) and the Rzeszow University of Technology (Rzeszow, Poland) have completed Europe's most ambitious study of the real-world performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). They analyzed on-board monitoring data from 457,303 vehicles. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was once world's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid until 2022. Cumulative global sales reached 290,000 units in September 2021. Find out which CNET ranks as the best. I've had my finger on the pulse of all things automotive for the last 16 years: test-driving hundreds of cars, EVs.