Editing Hybrid vehicle (section)

===Hybrid vehicle emissions===
Hybrid vehicle emissions today are getting close to or even lower than the recommended level set by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The recommended levels they suggest for a typical passenger vehicle should be equated to 5.5 metric tons of {{CO2}}. The three most popular hybrid vehicles, [[Honda Civic]], [[Honda Insight]] and [[Toyota Prius]], set the standards even higher by producing 4.1, 3.5, and 3.5 tons showing a major improvement in carbon dioxide emissions. Hybrid vehicles can reduce air emissions of smog-forming pollutants by up to 90% and cut carbon dioxide emissions in half.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deq.state.id.us/air/prog_issues/pollutants/vehicles.cfm#low |title=Air Quality: Vehicle Emissions and Air Quality |first=J. |last=Garcia |publisher=Idaho Department of Environmental Quality |year=2008 |access-date=2009-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100117133254/http://www.deq.state.id.us/air/prog_issues/pollutants/vehicles.cfm#low |archive-date=2010-01-17}}</ref>

An increase in fossil fuels is needed to build hybrid vehicles versus conventional cars. This increase is more than offset by reduced emissions when running the vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/does-hybrid-car-production-waste-offset-hybrid-benefits.htm|title=Does hybrid car production waste offset hybrid benefits?|date=2010-12-06}}</ref>

Hybrid {{CO2}} emissions have been understated when comparing certification cycles to real-world driving. In one study using real-world driving data, it was shown they use on average 120&nbsp;g of {{CO2}} per km instead of the 44&nbsp;g per km in official tests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plug-in hybrids are a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'|work= BBC News |date= 16 September 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54170207 |access-date=2020-11-11}}</ref>

[[Toyota]] states that three Hybrid vehicles equal one [[battery electric vehicle]] in {{CO2}} reduction effect from [[carbon neutrality]] viewpoint which means reducing {{CO2}} emissions to zero throughout the entire life cycle of a product, starting from procurement of raw materials, manufacturing, and transportation to use, recycling, and disposal.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-09-08 |title=hree HEVs equal one BEV in CO2 reduction effect |url=https://toyotatimes.jp/en/insidetoyota/168_2.html#index01 |website=[[Toyota]]Times |access-date=2021-11-10 }}</ref>