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Emission Factor

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

0.00822
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 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBattery EV car (average) - UK electricity T&D for EVs
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2018
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Distance
Year
2018
Year Released
2018
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00822kg/mile
  • CO20.00816 kg/mile
  • CH47.9968e-7 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_car-fuel_source_bev-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
eb4c720f-b322-456f-8790-460625bd902f
Code Snippet
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