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Emissions of Other Greenhouse Gases From EV
Emissions of Other Greenhouse Gases From EV
Emissions of Other Greenhouse Gases From EV
N2O emission factors for power plants are provided by EPA [23] and the IPCC [26].
Generally, N2O emissions from power plants are a small fraction of total fuel cycle CO2
equivalent (CO2e) GHG emissions from power plants [3].
3.3 Emissions of CO2 and other GHGs from the vehicle life cycle
What we call “the vehicle life cycle” includes the life cycle of the materials that compose
a vehicle and the life cycle of the vehicle itself. The life cycle of automotive materials,
such as steel, aluminum, and plastics, extends from production of raw ore to delivery of
finished materials to assembly plants, and includes recycled materials as well as materials
made from “virgin” ore. The life cycle of the vehicle itself includes vehicle assembly,
transportation of finished motor vehicles and motor-vehicle parts, and vehicle disposal.
In the vehicle life cycle there are two broad sources of GHG emissions, similar to the
emissions sources in the industrial sector in general: emissions related to the use of
process energy (e.g., fuels burned in industrial boilers to provide process heat), and
noncombustion emissions from process areas (e.g., emissions from the chemical reduc-
tion of alumina to aluminum, or NMHC emissions from painting auto bodies). Energy