In January of this year, another studyA study conducted by Ricardo Strategy Consulting for the Fuels Institute, a non-profit think tank focused on transportation and fuels, found similar results. At 200,000 miles, a typical internal combustion engine emits 66 tons of greenhouse gases in the United States. A battery electric vehicle emits 39 tons over the same distance. And within 19,000 miles, the increased emissions from battery manufacturing are offset by the reduced emissions from driving electric vehicles.
There are other challenges that still need to be resolved, such as reducing the amount of material needed to produce the battery and finding other sources for the components, but “there are no showstoppers,” says Ricardo Energy. & Environment based in Oxford, England.
As drivers travel longer distances, there should be a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, but European countries are also seeing benefits.
According to LCA study An electric car launched in 2020, created by Ricardo for the UK Department for Transport, saved an estimated 65% of emissions compared to similar internal combustion engine vehicles. With expected battery manufacturing improvements and further decarbonisation of the UK electricity grid, BEV is projected to have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 76% by 2030 and 81% by 2050. I’m here.
By 2050, emissions from the production stage of electric vehicles could be comparable to those of conventional internal combustion models, the report says.
In LCA study A study conducted by Volkswagen found that driving the ID.3, a small BEV not sold in the United States, over 120,000 miles in Europe produces about 100,000 greenhouse gas emissions compared to a similarly sized Golf model. We found a 26% reduction. .
A study conducted in India by RMI, a non-profit organization working to improve sustainable energy systems, found that despite generating 75% of its electricity from coal, the country still has a net increase in BEVs. was found to indicate