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Emission Factor

Battery EV car (average) - UK electricity for EVs

0.05031
kgCO2e/km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of electricity generation for average battery electric (BEV) car. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (average) - UK electricity for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2021
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Distance
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.05031kg/km
  • CO20.0498 kg/km
  • CH40.0000076 kg/km
  • N2O0.00000107 kg/km
Scopes2
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_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
4f2bfaad-3998-40ee-a265-24902cf8e2d4
Code Snippet
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