Effects of Battery Manufacturing on Electric Vehicle Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a briefing that reviews recent research about greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. This report analyzes the life-cycle emissions of electric cars as compared to conventional internal combustion vehicles in Europe. It also considers the primary drivers of battery manufacturing emissions and how they might be mitigated.
This Summary Last Modified On: 2/16/2018