Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think. What’s behind their popularity?
- Written by Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
algre/ShutterstockJust last year, data suggested plug-in hybrid cars were on the way out in Australia. But they’re back. New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024. The trend continued during April and May.
In the first quarter last year, hybrids...





