Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle

Mishen Naidoo; Annlizé L. Marnewick

doi:10.1109/ICE/ITMC58018.2023.10332280

Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle

Mishen Naidoo
, Annlizé L. Marnewick

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

To achieve zero emission targets in transport electrical vehicles, the carbon emission footprint needs to be understood and used in the correct environments. This research investigated the largest carbon dioxide footprint contributors to the life-cycle stages of an electric vehicle. It highlights gaps associated with the calculation methodology used in determining the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle has been largely chosen as the technology of choice when the topic of reducing the carbon footprint due to transportation arises. This research identifies that the existing calculation methodology underestimates the carbon dioxide emissions from an electric vehicle. From the findings of the research, it can be concluded that electric vehicles are not yet green when viewed from the perspective of a third-world country.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
Subtitle of host publication	Shaping the Future, ICE 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350315172
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE/ITMC58018.2023.10332280
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, ICE 2023 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Jun 2023 → 22 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023

Conference

Conference	29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, ICE 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	19/06/23 → 22/06/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Carbon Emissions
Electric Vehicle
Life-cycle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Information Systems
Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Information Systems and Management
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Artificial Intelligence

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Naidoo, M., & Marnewick, A. L. (2023). Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023 (Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE/ITMC58018.2023.10332280

Naidoo, Mishen ; Marnewick, Annlizé L. / Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023).

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Naidoo, M & Marnewick, AL 2023, Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle. in Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, ICE 2023, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 19/06/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE/ITMC58018.2023.10332280

Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle. / Naidoo, Mishen; Marnewick, Annlizé L.
Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023).

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Naidoo M, Marnewick AL. Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. (Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023). doi: 10.1109/ICE/ITMC58018.2023.10332280

Carbon footprint comparison of electric vehicles throughout the vehicle life-cycle

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