T-1A1a-TE-1 - Shift to electric cars
Background¶
IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-12 - Electric Technologies.
Electric vehicles cause no tailpipe emissions. They are also significantly more energy efficient and produce less noise than fossil-fueled vehicles. The shift to electric cars will therefore both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help create a better urban environment.
Electric vehicles cause more emissions in the production phase than internal combustion engine cars, but cause less emissions over the lifetime of the car.
Sustainability Category: Green¶
This transition element substantially contributes to climate change mitigation through significant greenhouse gas reductions, carbon sequestration, or enabling the transition to net-zero emissions. The transition element aligns with science-based pathways to limit global warming and should be prioritized for investment and expansion.
Transition Element¶
| | |
|---|---|
| Shift type: | Type Shift |
| Operations: | vehicle_km |
| Activity measure: | vehicles |
| Activity conversion: | distance_per_car |
Activities¶
| | Shift to: |
|---|---|
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T-1A1a-A-6 - Pure electric vehicles |
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| distance_per_car | vehicle_km | Average yearly distance driven per car |
YAML Specification¶
sustainability: green
version: 2.0.1
type: shift
longName: Shift from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars to electric cars.
shortName: Electric cars
description: Shift vehicle kilometer from petrol, diesel, LPG and gas vehicles to
battery electric vehicles in vehicle kilometer to fulfill the need of mobility
unitOfMeasure: vehicles
cohort:
expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
atoc:
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- distance_per_car
chains:
- chain: petrol_vehicles
- chain: diesel_vehicles
- chain: lpg_vehicles
- chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
atoc:
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- distance_per_car
chains:
- chain: battery_electric_vehicles
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise