CO₂e-Emissions of Different Technologies in Passenger Cars Scenarios in the Product Life Cycle (Poster Presentation)

Authors

Dipl.-Ing. H. Brunner, Assoc.Prof. Univ.-Doz. Dr.techn. M. Hirz, Univ.-Prof. Dr.techn. P. Fischer, Graz University of Technology

Year

2016

Print Info

Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 12, Nr. 799

Summary

Comprehensive objective evaluation of technologies can only be achieved under consideration of the entire product lifecycle. In the present work, the resulting CO₂-equivalent (CO₂e) emissions of different drivetrain technologies are compared and quantified over the total lifecycle, including internal combustion engines (ICE), hybrid- and electric drives. Furthermore, the evaluation considers various vehicle body technologies and materials (steel, aluminium and carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic CFRP), and the provision of electric energy and fuel from fossil and renewable origin. The use phase has a major influence on the life cycle evaluation of vehicles. In the present work, different customer usage scenarios are taken into account. Determination and processing of data is done by a combination of simulation and field tests. The study discusses resulting CO₂e emissions of production and use of the defined systems. Furthermore, it delivers an outlook on comprehensive future assessment strategies, which are able to consider individual user scenarios.