Abstract Vehicles have become the primary cause of greenhouse gas emission. A comprehensive technique used for estimating energy consumption and environmental impact of vehicles is known as life cycle assessment which comprises of two parts: fuel life cycle and vehicle life cycle. Emissions from fuel life cycle is estimated using GREET (greenhouse gases regulated emissions and energy consumption in transportation) model. Vehicle life cycle emissions are calculated based on mass and type of material used for vehicle production, type of energy/electricity used for vehicle operation and its life time. This chapter made a comparison between the life cycle CO2 emissions of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs). The impacts of EVs are highly dependent on vehicle operation energy consumption and the electricity mix used for charging. For example EVs in China produce more CO2 emissions compared to ordinary ICE vehicles whereas that in Germany, USA, and Japan produce less emissions.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Electric Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2019-01-01


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles

    Song, Mi Yeon / Lee, Won Bae / Choung, Jin Woo et al. | TIBKAT | 2021


    Stochastic comparative assessment of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from conventional and electric vehicles

    Noshadravan, Arash / Cheah, Lynette / Roth, Richard et al. | Tema Archive | 2015


    Life Cycle Assessment of Traditional and Electric Vehicles

    Boros, Rafael Ruben / Bodnár, István / Matusz-Kalász, Dávid | Springer Verlag | 2020


    Life Cycle Assessment of Traditional and Electric Vehicles

    Boros, Rafael Ruben / Bodnár, István / Matusz-Kalász, Dávid | TIBKAT | 2021


    LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF FUEL CELLS ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    Ivan EVTIMOV / Rosen IVANOV / Hristo STANCHEV et al. | DOAJ | 2020

    Free access