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"A new assessment of lifecycle emissions of four common passenger vehicle
powertrains in the United States has found that battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) have considerably lower lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than
all other power trains.
The new detailed assessment of vehicle lifecycle emissions was carried out by
the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as an update to a 2021
analysis, which concluded at the time that “the life-cycle emissions over the
lifetime of BEVs … are already lower than a comparable gasoline car” in Europe,
the United States, China, and India.
The new analysis estimates the life-cycle emissions of internal combustion
engine (ICE) vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles (PHEVs), and BEVs – for both sedans and SUVs, and it finds that the
advantage of BEVs has increased.
The ICCT’s 2021 study found that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the
average battery electric mid-size cars sold in the United States in 2021 were
between 57 to 68 per cent lower than ICE vehicles – depending on the average
carbon intensity of the electricity grid.
The latest assessment finds that the lifecycle emissions of model year 2024 BEV
sedans in the United States are between 66 to 70 per cent lower than
conventional ICE vehicles (depending on the average carbon intensity of the
grid), while the lifecycle emissions for model year 2024 BEV SUVs is between 71
and 74 per cent lower than their ICE competitors (depending on the same
conditions).
This number gets even higher when the grid is powered by 100 per cent renewable
electricity, up to 83 and 85 per cent, respectively.
And while hybrid electrics and plug-in hybrid electrics both outperform ICE
vehicles, they are nevertheless significantly behind the performance of a BEV."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
