Emission Factor

BEV van (up to 3.5 tonnes) - UK electricity T&D for EVs

0.021kgCO2e/tonne-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of UK electricity T&D for BEV van (up to 3.5 tonnes) for road transport. Transmission and distribution (T&D) factors for electric vehicles 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 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBEV van (up to 3.5 tonnes) - UK electricity T&D for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryRoad Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.02097kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.02078 kg/tonne-km
  • CH40.00000286 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O4.53e-7 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
transmission_and_distribution
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_vehicle-vehicle_type_van-fuel_source_bev-vehicle_weight_lt_3.5t
UUID
98f60e72-c372-4f00-8bcd-99ca4096dda5
Code Snippet
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