Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging

Summary: Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently being promoted to reduce transport emissions. We present a life cycle assessment of EV charging behaviors based on marginal emissions factors. For Great Britain, we find that electricity consumption accounts for the highest proportion of life cycle carb...

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Autores principales:	Yuzhou Tang, Tim T. Cockerill, Andrew J. Pimm, Xueliang Yuan
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	EV charging Charging behavior cluster Emissions factors Demand side response Life cycle assessment Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4d39e33466f142e69bc3d6e9755a40e12021-12-04T04:35:35ZReducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging2589-004210.1016/j.isci.2021.103499https://doaj.org/article/4d39e33466f142e69bc3d6e9755a40e12021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422101470Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2589-0042Summary: Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently being promoted to reduce transport emissions. We present a life cycle assessment of EV charging behaviors based on marginal emissions factors. For Great Britain, we find that electricity consumption accounts for the highest proportion of life cycle carbon emissions from EVs. We highlight the potential life cycle carbon emissions reduction brought by charging during periods when the grid mix produces relatively low emissions. While our study focuses on Great Britain, we have applied our methodology to several European countries with contrasting electricity generation mixes. Our analysis demonstrates that countries with a high proportion of fossil energy will have reduced benefits from deploying EVs, but are likely to achieve increased benefits from smart charging approaches. We conclude that using marginal emissions factors is essential to understanding the greenhouse gas impacts of EV deployment, and that smart charging tied to instantaneous grid emissions factors can bring benefits.Yuzhou TangTim T. CockerillAndrew J. PimmXueliang YuanElsevierarticleEV chargingCharging behavior clusterEmissions factorsDemand side responseLife cycle assessmentScienceQENiScience, Vol 24, Iss 12, Pp 103499- (2021)
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description	Summary: Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently being promoted to reduce transport emissions. We present a life cycle assessment of EV charging behaviors based on marginal emissions factors. For Great Britain, we find that electricity consumption accounts for the highest proportion of life cycle carbon emissions from EVs. We highlight the potential life cycle carbon emissions reduction brought by charging during periods when the grid mix produces relatively low emissions. While our study focuses on Great Britain, we have applied our methodology to several European countries with contrasting electricity generation mixes. Our analysis demonstrates that countries with a high proportion of fossil energy will have reduced benefits from deploying EVs, but are likely to achieve increased benefits from smart charging approaches. We conclude that using marginal emissions factors is essential to understanding the greenhouse gas impacts of EV deployment, and that smart charging tied to instantaneous grid emissions factors can bring benefits.
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title	Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging
title_short	Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging
title_full	Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging
title_fullStr	Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging
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Reducing the life cycle environmental impact of electric vehicles through emissions-responsive charging

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