Emission Factor

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

0.0045kgCO2e/km

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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 2019: 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 2019
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00451kg/km
  • CO20.00448 kg/km
  • CH43.57e-7 kg/km
  • N2O7.55e-8 kg/km
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
be2ea206-7be3-4388-ae7c-1266a6a3b2ba
Code Snippet
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