TY - GEN
T1 - Key issues in life cycle assessment of electric vehicles - Findings in the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV)
AU - Jungmeier, Gerfried
AU - Dunn, Jennifer B.
AU - Elgowainy, Amgad
AU - Özdemir, Enver Doruk
AU - Ehrenberger, Simone
AU - Althaus, Hans Jörg
AU - Widmer, Rolf
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Electric vehicles have the potential to substitute for conventional vehicles and to contribute to the sustainable development of the transportation sector worldwide, e.g. reduction of greenhouse gas and particle emissions. There is an international consensus that the improvement of the sustainability of electric vehicles can only be analysed on the basis of life cycle assessment (LCA) including the production, operation and the end of life of the vehicles. Based on LCA activities in the 17 member countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (IA-HEV) works in a Task on the LCA of electric vehicles. In this Task 19 'Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles - From raw material resources to waste management of vehicles with an electric drivetrain' the key issues of applying LCA to EVs&HEVs are identified and applied in various case studies. The following seven categories of key issues were identified, analysed and applied in 'best practice' applications: 1) General issues, 2) Life cycle modelling, 3) Vehicle cycle (production - use - end of life), 4) Fuel cycle (electricity production), 5) Inventory analyses, 6) Impact assessment and 7) Reference system. For these seven key issues the main relevant factors were identified, reviewed and verified in international 'best practice' applications.
AB - Electric vehicles have the potential to substitute for conventional vehicles and to contribute to the sustainable development of the transportation sector worldwide, e.g. reduction of greenhouse gas and particle emissions. There is an international consensus that the improvement of the sustainability of electric vehicles can only be analysed on the basis of life cycle assessment (LCA) including the production, operation and the end of life of the vehicles. Based on LCA activities in the 17 member countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (IA-HEV) works in a Task on the LCA of electric vehicles. In this Task 19 'Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles - From raw material resources to waste management of vehicles with an electric drivetrain' the key issues of applying LCA to EVs&HEVs are identified and applied in various case studies. The following seven categories of key issues were identified, analysed and applied in 'best practice' applications: 1) General issues, 2) Life cycle modelling, 3) Vehicle cycle (production - use - end of life), 4) Fuel cycle (electricity production), 5) Inventory analyses, 6) Impact assessment and 7) Reference system. For these seven key issues the main relevant factors were identified, reviewed and verified in international 'best practice' applications.
KW - BEV (battery electric vehicle
KW - LCA (life cycle assessment)
KW - PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle)
KW - energy consumption
KW - environment
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U2 - 10.1109/EVS.2013.6914862
DO - 10.1109/EVS.2013.6914862
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - 2013 World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, EVS 2014
BT - 2013 World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, EVS 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 27th World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, EVS 2014
Y2 - 17 November 2013 through 20 November 2013
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