The size and range effect: lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of electric vehicles

The primary goal of this study is to investigate the effect of increasing battery size and driving range to the environmental impact of electric vehicles (EVs). To this end, we compile cradle-to-grave inventories for EVs in four size segments to determine their climate change potential. A second obj...

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Main Authors: Linda Ager-Wick Ellingsen, Bhawna Singh, Anders Hammer Strømman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054010