EV Life Cycle Assessment Calculator

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process or service throughout its entire lifecycle. This type of assessment analyses factors such as resource consumption, emissions and waste generation to inform more sustainable decision-making. This tool focuses specifically on the GHG emissions of passenger cars.  

This tool allows you to select and change the most important characteristics for conventional (internal combustion engine), plug-in hybrid and electric cars in selected world regions and countries. For all the vehicles, you can select the size, annual driving distance and lifetime. By clicking through the tabs below, you will be able to set powertrain-specific assumptions, such as the battery size, as well as adjusting assumptions about energy supply, such as the emissions intensity of electricity production, or the vehicle fuel consumption. 

The tool uses assumptions for the other inputs needed, consistent with IEA modelling. These are explained in the tooltips for each control and in the methodology below.