Claims about environmental benefits of hybrid vehicles 'greenwashing'
'Hybrid manufacturers are trying to tap into the incredibly high demand for fully electric vehicles by marketing them as something they are not.'
Questionable claims from car manufacturers about hybrid vehicles and their benefits to the environment must be called out for the "greenwashing" that they are, environmental campaigners have said.
After leading Irish environmental campaigning journalist John Gibbons asked Twitter users for examples of corporate firms boosting their environmental credentials by using cherry-picked data and unproven claims, carmakers were among those singled out.
