EV CO2 Reduction

Gasoline Cars

mileage: 2019 fleet average = 25 mpg (1)

miles driven per year = 13,500 (2)

CO2 per gallon = 19.6 (3)

13,500X19.6/25 = 10584 lb. = 4.7 metric tons per year

Plug-in Electric

Mileage = 0.3 kWh per mile (4)

Metric tons CO2 per MWh (Grid) = 0.4 (5,6)

0.3X13,500X0.4 =1.6 metric tons per year

1. Reuters, Jan 6, 202`1 https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32880477/average-mileage-per-year/
2. Car and Driver, What is Average Mileage Per Year? https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32880477/average-mileage-per-year/
3. EIA, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Coefficients, https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php
4. Inside Evs. All-Electric Car Energy Consumption (EPA) Compared – July 2019 https://insideevs.com/news/361308/bev-energy-consumption-epa-compared-july-2019/
5. EIA, ELECTRICITY DATA BROWSER, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/
6. EIA, Monthly Energy Review, Environment, https://tinyurl.com/lwv21005