Another study showing how EVs produce much less CO2 than ICE vehicles over their lifetime:
https://www.transportenvironment.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TEs-EV-life-cycle-analysis-LCA.pdfThe study conducted by Transport & Environment concluded that on average, in Europe, an EV emits 63% less of CO2 emissions of an equivalent ICE vehicle over their lifetime.
The study took into account:
- the production of the cars (including the battery, engines, ...);
- production of electricity (wind, solar, geothermal, gas, coal, ...);
- extraction, processing, transportation and refining of gasoline and diesel; electricity losses;
- different lifetime mileage acording to different vehicles types (from 170k km to 500k km).
A very interesting conclusion is that the worst case scenario, when an EV is produced in China and used in Poland (mostly coal generated electricity), the EV emits on average 25% less CO2.
Best case scenario, an EV built and driven in Sweden emits 80% less CO2.
The good part is that with more renewable energy and more efficient production in the coming years, EVs will emit even less CO2 compared to ICE.
