The Truth About Hybrid Cars : It’s Worse Than You Think!

Hybrid cars have long been marketed as the sensible halfway house between petrol vehicles and fully electric cars. But does the real-world evidence actually support that idea? Data from independent organisations comparing traditional petrol cars, plug-in hybrids, “self-charging” hybrids and full battery electric vehicles strongly suggests not. So are hybrids still a useful stepping stone — or has the time finally come to move on? Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Reference Links Michael Leibreich at Modo Energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZZgMeWrxks&t=2164s An even stronger warning from professionals who service electric vehicles https://evclinic.eu/2025/09/27/if-you-drive-a-hybrid-may-god-help-you/ National Vehicle Solutions https://www.nationalvehiclesolutions.co.uk/blog/miles-per-kwh-explained-making-sense-of-ev-efficiency-in-2025 GridServe https://www.gridserve.com/2025-average-ev-range-uk-300-miles-two-weeks-charge ZapMap https://www.zapmap.com/ev-stats/charging-price-index Fraunhofer / ICCT White Paper https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/real-world-phev-use-jun22-1.pdf ICCT European Analysis https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ID-392-%E2%80%93-Life-cycle-GHG_report_final.pdf T&E Analysis https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-eu-data Carbon Brief https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-ev-drivers-are-now-saving-1100-each-a-year-and-3bn-in-total/ Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ 🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so I can arrange delivery. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍