Research for TRAN committee: Environmental challenges through the life cycle of battery electric vehicles
Study
27-03-2023
This study provides an up-to-date expert assessment and comparison between the life cycle’s carbon footprint of BEV and ICEV passenger cars. It presents evidence from the literature and from LCA modelling and concludes with policy recommendations. The analysis includes sensitivities, regional variations for six Member States, and also the effects of technical and legislative development on the potential outlook up to 2050.
Study
Executive summary
Annex 1
External author
Ricardo: Nikolas HILL, Marco RAUGEI, Aleix PONS, Nikos VASILEIADIS, Hugo ONG, Lorenzo CASULLO
About this document
Publication type
Policy area
Keyword
- air quality
- atmospheric pollutant
- carbon neutrality
- deterioration of the environment
- ecological footprint
- electric vehicle
- electricity storage device
- electronics and electrical engineering
- engine
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- environmental policy
- environmental protection
- INDUSTRY
- land transport
- mechanical engineering
- organisation of transport
- road transport
- TRANSPORT