Why are hybrid cars bad for the environment?
Hybrids, cars, trucks and buses that couple a gasoline, natural gas or diesel engine with an electric motor to reduce a vehicle’s emissions while improving its gas milage usually are considered good for the environment when compared to vehicles with conventional fossil fuel burning engines. However, hybrids still burn fossil fuels and produce some level of pollution. And some have expressed concerns that the materials used in their batteries is environmentally hazardous.Conventional EngineIn recent years, car makers have worked to make their vehicles more efficient and less polluting, however, even the best production model gasoline and diesel vehicles can only achieve Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) standards, as set by California, which has the highest emissions standards in the country.Hybrid EmissionsMany production-model hybrids are Advanced Technology Partial-Zero Emission Vehicles (AT-PZEV) under California standards. Under the California specifications, an AT-PZEV may not emi
