Vehicle Segment as a Determinant of Battery Electric Vehicle Environmental Performance: A Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Using Gasoline-Powered Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles as the Reference, 2025–2050
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Lista 2024
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| Autorzy: | Piotrowska Katarzyna, Piasecka Izabela, Bałdowska-Witos Patrycja, Leda Patryk |
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| Rok wydania: | 2026 |
| Wersja dokumentu: | Drukowana | Elektroniczna |
| Język: | angielski |
| Numer czasopisma: | 17 |
| Wolumen/Tom: | 18 |
| Numer artykułu: | 9046 |
| Strony: | 1 - 57 |
| Impact Factor: | 4,1 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 0 |
| Scopus® Cytowania: | 0 |
| Bazy: | Web of Science | Scopus |
| Efekt badań statutowych | NIE |
| Materiał konferencyjny: | NIE |
| Publikacja OA: | TAK |
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| Sposób udostępnienia: | Witryna wydawcy |
| Wersja tekstu: | Ostateczna wersja opublikowana |
| Czas opublikowania: | W momencie opublikowania |
| Data opublikowania w OA: | 3 września 2026 |
| Abstrakty: | angielski |
| The environmental sustainability of passenger-car electrification depends not only on powertrain technology but also on vehicle size, material intensity, energy-system decarbon- isation, and end-of-life management. This study applies prospective life cycle assessment to compare battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with gasoline-powered internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) across A/B, C, and SUV segments for 2025 and 2050, including a Paris Agreement-aligned 2050 pathway. ReCiPe 2016, IPCC 2021, Cumulative Energy Demand, CML-IA, and Ecological Scarcity 2021 were applied to evaluate climate, energy, resource, ecosystem, and policy-weighted environmental pressures, while well-to-tank and tank-to-wheel modelling quantified operational emissions. Environmental burdens gener- ally increased with vehicle segment, and BEVs showed higher production-stage impacts because of traction batteries and electric-powertrain components. Recycling reduced most indicators but increased eutrophication in some variants, demonstrating the risk of burden shifting. In the integrated manufacturing-to-wheel assessment, BEVs achieved approxi- mately 49% lower greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline ICEVs in the A/B segments and 54–55% lower emissions in the C and SUV segments under 2025 conditions. The results show that electrification alone is insufficient to ensure sustainable mobility. Its environ- mental benefits are maximised when combined with vehicle right-sizing, appropriately sized batteries, low-carbon electricity, energy-efficient manufacturing, and high-quality closed-loop recycling. |
