The impact of reducing car weight on global emissions: the future fleet in Great Britain.

ABSTRACT: Current European policies define targets for future direct emissions of new car sales that foster a fast transition to electric drivetrain technologies. However, these targets do not consider the emissions produced in electricity generation and material production, and therefore fail to incentivise car manufacturers to consider the benefits of vehicle weight reduction. In this paper, we examine the potential benefits of limiting the average weight and altering the material composition of new cars in terms of global greenhouse gas emissions produced during the use phase, electricity generation and material production. We anticipate the emissions savings for the future car fleet in Great Britain until 2050 for various alternative futures, using a dynamic material flow analysis of ferrous met

SUBMITTER: Serrenho AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415645 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature