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Emission Factor

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

0.00687
kgCO2e/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 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (medium) - UK electricity T&D 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
  • CO2e0.00687kg/mile
  • CO20.0068 kg/mile
  • CH40.0000011984 kg/mile
  • N2O1.3427852349e-7 kg/mile
Scopes3.3
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_medium_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
d66e494e-a697-4a7e-86bb-4bbca26b371a
Code Snippet
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