Abstract:

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a process by which, in terms of sustainability, the environmental effects of a product or system are evaluated over its life cycle.The transport sector is one of the largest contributors to climate change, pollution and noise emissions. E-mobility and electric vehicles offer a major opportunity to solve the external negative effects associated with internal combustion engines. Therefore, the development of electric vehicle (EV) technology plays an important role in sustainable transport. In this study the main aspects which must be taken into account to accomplish a more accurate analysis of the environmental impact of electrical vehicles are discussed. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to set up indicators in order to incorporate a battery electric vehicle's LCA analysis.