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Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers
The Guardian World · Leans Left
Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis finds
Three-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially “petrol cars pulling round a heavy battery”.
The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions.
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