"If drivers want to switch away from a completely gas-powered car to something electric, they have a few options. Namely: battery electric vehicles, hybrids, or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). All are seen as a way to reduce transportation emissions and move away from gas-guzzling internal combustion cars. But it turns out, plug-in hybrid owners may not actually be plugging in their vehicles, making PHEVs not quite the environmental solution that they seem like."
"General Motors CEO Mary Barra, speaking this week at the Automotive Press Association conference in Detroit, touched on this reality when talking about GM's plans with electric and hybrid vehicles. "What we also know today with plug-in hybrids is that most people don't plug them in," Barra said. "So that's why we're trying to be very thoughtful about what we do from a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid perspective.""
Drivers choosing to move from fully gas-powered cars to electric options can pick battery electric vehicles, hybrids, or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Plug-in hybrids promise lower emissions but many owners do not recharge them, which undermines expected environmental gains. General Motors CEO Mary Barra noted that most PHEV owners do not plug in, prompting careful reconsideration of hybrid and PHEV strategies. Electric vehicles reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Recent EV sales growth kept transportation emissions relatively flat in 2025 despite increased road traffic and higher electricity-sector emissions.
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