Cars CO₂ Comparator
This tool shows the life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in real-world conditions. As powertrains diversify in their electrification levels – hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles – along with the fuel production pathways – fossil and renewable routes – the carbon footprint over their life- cycle heavily depends on their use cases (e.g. driving profile) and context of use (e.g. carbon intensity of electricity). This interactive tool developed by IFPEN and commissioned by Concawe allows to design several scenarios combining these parameters and to compare their environmental performance.
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Download the User Guide
To help you out navigating through this interactive tool, Concawe has developed a tutorial and user guide. They will allow you to understand what is a life-cycle assessment or what is the difference between hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles but also what is tank-to-wheel, well-to-tank or well-to-wheels.
Why life-cycle assessment matters?
From a climate perspective, it does not matter whether the greenhouse gases are emitted during the production of the car or of the energy carrier, or at the tailpipe. From that perspective, only life-cycle emissions matter, considering the overall scope of emissions occurring during the production of the vehicle, the production of its energy and its use.
Get to know more about life-cycle with this presentation.
Resources
Optimal Electrification Level of Passenger Cars in Europe in a Battery-Constrained Future
Evaluation of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Real-World Conditions by Simulation
Evaluation of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Real-World Conditions
