is reporting that the claims the EPA is making for its new exhaust emissions rules might be good in theory, but not so good in reality. The reason is that they assume manufacturers will offer more hybrid andmodels that have lower emissions that conventional cars. While they may not be as clean as battery-electric cars, they offer some improvements and that is a good thing. The EPA expects those hybrids and plug-in hybrids to be a bridge between conventional cars and fully electric cars.
If you consider the lower emissions that will occur after 2032 when the tougher rules finally kick in and give full credit to the expected increase in hybrids and plug-in hybrids between 2027 and 2032, there is hardly any difference overall — that is if you turn around three times while touching your nose.thinks all that happy talk is misleading for one primary reason. In the real world, lots of plug-in hybrid drivers never actually bother to plug their vehicles in.
Jeep tries to soothe any charging anxiety its owners may suffer.”Do I need to charge my 4xe vehicle every night?” it asks in a FAQ section of its website. “No! You only need to charge your 4xe vehicle when you want to.” Stellantis said the feedback it gets from customer shows most of them charge regularly. It also offers an “Eco Coaching” app to help owners drive efficiently, but doesn’t say how many owners make use of that app function.
When it comes to politics, assume nothing. General Motors pledged to build more efficient cars for Americans in order to get a government bailout in 2011, then stopped making economical small cars altogether as soon as the door closed on the Obama administration. It then pivoted to making flotillas of ever larger pickup trucks and SUVs instead. Don’t think they won’t do so again if the opportunity arises.