PHEV, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, drivers in Germany are not adequately charging their car batteries according to the Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), a powerful German automotive trade association, representing car and commercial vehicle manufacturers as well as parts suppliers.
Instead, the VDA says PHEV drivers are relying on their car’s gas engines instead, which emit CO2, defeating the purpose of a PHEV in the first place. In response, a new VDA proposal says the vehicles should track how often PHEV owners charge their batteries. Under the plan, vehicles would automatically reduce power if drivers rely too heavily on the gasoline engine.
