A new comparison between the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of battery electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles

Hongrui Ma, Felix Balthasar, Nigel Tait, Xavier Riera-Palou and Andrew Harrison

Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 44, issue C, 160-173

Abstract: Electric vehicles have recently been gaining increasing worldwide interest as a promising potential long-term solution to sustainable personal mobility; in particular, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) offer zero tailpipe emissions. However, their true ability to contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions can only be properly assessed by comparing a life cycle assessment of their GHG emissions with a similar assessment for conventional internal combustion vehicles (ICVs).

Keywords: Battery electric vehicle; Life cycle assessment; Greenhouse gas emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.034

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