Emission Factor
Battery EV car (average) - UK electricity for EVs
0.04709
kgCO2e/km
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Emission intensity of electricity generation for average battery EV car. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.
| Property | Value | 
|---|---|
| Name | Battery EV car (average) - UK electricity for EVs | 
| Sector | Transport | 
| Category | Vehicles | 
| Source | BEIS | 
| Source Dataset | Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2022 | 
| Region | |
| Unit Type | |
| Year | 2022 | 
| Year Released | 2022 | 
| Emission Factor | 
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| Scopes | 2 | 
| LCA Activity | electricity_generation | 
| CO2e Calculation Origin | Source | 
| CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 | 
| Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 | 
| Data Versioning | 
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API Reference
Activity ID
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
7fea6307-d23b-40d4-83a7-3b98eaeeaf69
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