Emission Factor

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

0.0081kgCO2e/mile

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of transmission & distribution of UK electricity for electric vehicles (EV). EF should be used to report the Scope 3 emissions associated with grid losses (the energy loss that occurs in getting the electricity from the power plant to the organisations that purchase it). Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (lower medium) - UK electricity T&D for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2018
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2018
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00809kg/mile
  • CO20.00803 kg/mile
  • CH47.14e-7 kg/mile
  • N2O1.51e-7 kg/mile
LCA Activity
transmission_and_distribution
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
130c9631-4ec4-42d3-8982-cf2d72c136d7
Code Snippet
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