Emission Factor

Battery EV car (lower medium) - UK electricity for EVs

0.0513kgCO2e/km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of electricity generation for lower medium battery electric (BEV) car. This is a small compact family car. Examples include: Volkswagen Golf Ford Focus Opel Astra Audi A3 BMW 1 Series Renault Megane and Toyota Auris. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (lower medium) - UK electricity for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2020
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2020
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.05126kg/km
  • CO20.0508 kg/km
  • CH40.00000571 kg/km
  • N2O0.00000113 kg/km
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_lower_medium_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
0bd60cc8-3da5-470b-a10c-496945009706
Code Snippet
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