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Green Power for Electric Cars

Subject: This report analyses the potential deployment of a European electric market by 2020 in two parts: the environmental impact of the electrification of the transport sector and the energy policies recommended in order to reduce CO2 emissions. Through the elaboration of three scenarios, it demonstrates that the development of the electric vehicle could be a genuine opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions, if its commercial development is accompanied by a policy in favour of renewable energy.


Author: This report was carried out by the consultant CE Delft, and commissioned by Greenpeace, Transport & Environment (T&E) and Friends of the Earth Europe


Date: February 2010


Type: Study


Intended audience: General public

 

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         The well-to-wheel environmental impact of EVs and PHEVs is largely determined by the type of electricity production used to charge the batteries. If electricity is produced from lignite or coal, well-to-wheel CO2 emissions are typically higher than or equal to the emissions of a comparable ICE car. When the electricity comes from gas-fired power plants, emissions are significantly lower. Electricity from renewable sources, such as wind, solar or hydro energy, would result in zero CO2 emissions per kilometre.