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Emission Factor

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

0.00349
kgCO2e/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 2025: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (small) - UK electricity T&D for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2025
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Distance
Year
2025
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00349kg/km
  • CO20.00346 kg/km
  • CH43.57e-7 kg/km
  • N2O7.55e-8 kg/km
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
transmission_and_distribution
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_small_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
e6ced693-ec97-4584-8c2d-15e6fdeab673
Code Snippet
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