Cradle-to-Grave Lifecycle Analysis of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle-Fuel Pathways: A Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economic Assessment of Current (2020) and Future (2030-2035) Technologies

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2228291· OSTI ID:2228291

Kelly, Jarod C. ^[1]; Elgowainy, Amgad ^[1]; Isaac, Raphael ^[2]; Ward, Jacob ^[2]; Islam, Ehsan ^[1]; Rousseau, Aymeric ^[1]; Sutherland, Ian ^[3]; Wallington, Timothy J. ^[4]; Alexander, Marcus ^[5]; Muratori, Matteo ^[6]; Franklin, Matthew ^[7]; Adams, Jesse ^[2]; Rustagi, Neha ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
3. General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
4. Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
5. Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)
6. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
7. Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA (United States)

This study provides a comprehensive life cycle analysis (LCA), or cradle-to-grave (C2G) analysis, of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways, the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided GHG emissions. The C2G analysis assesses light duty midsize sedans and small sport utility vehicles (SUVs) across a variety of vehicle-fuel technology pathways, including conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), flexible hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with varying vehicle ranges, and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). In evaluating the vehicle-fuel combinations, this study considers both low-volume and high-volume “CURRENT TECHNOLOGY” cases (nominally 2020) and a high-volume “FUTURE TECHNOLOGY” lower-carbon case (nominally 2030–2035).

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 2228291
• Report Number(s): ANL-22/27-Rev.1; 186487
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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