Provincial Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gasoline and Plug-in Electric Vehicles in China: Comparison from the Consumption-Based Electricity Perspective

Gan, Yu; Lu, Zifeng; He, Xin; Hao, Chunxiao; Wang, Yunjing; Cai, Hao; Wang, Michael; Elgowainy, Amgad; Przesmitzki, Steven; Bouchard, Jessey

doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c08217

Title: Provincial Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gasoline and Plug-in Electric Vehicles in China: Comparison from the Consumption-Based Electricity Perspective

Journal Article · 04 May 2021 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08217 · OSTI ID:1781846

Gan, Yu ^[1];

^[1]; He, Xin ^[2]; Hao, Chunxiao ^[3]; Wang, Yunjing ^[4];

^[1]; Wang, Michael ^[1]; Elgowainy, Amgad ^[1]; Przesmitzki, Steven ^[5]; Bouchard, Jessey ^[2]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Aramco Research Center—Detroit, Novi, MI (United States)
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing (China); Beijing Inst. of Technology (China)
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Aramco Research Center—Detroit, Novi, MI (United States)

China has implemented strong incentives to promote the market penetration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). In this study, we compare the well-to-wheels (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities of PEVs with those of gasoline vehicles at the provincial level in the year 2017 by considering the heterogeneity in the consumption-based electricity mix and climate impacts on vehicle fuel economy. Results show a high variation of provincial WTW GHG emission intensities for battery electric vehicles (BEVs, 22–293 g CO₂eq/km) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs, 82–298 g CO₂eq/km) in contrast to gasoline internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs, 227–245 g CO₂eq/km) and gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs, 141–164 g CO₂eq/km). Due to the GHG-intensive coal-based electricity and cold weather, WTW GHG emission intensities of BEVs and PHEVs are higher than those of gasoline ICEVs in seven and ten northern provinces in China, respectively. WTW GHG emission intensities of gasoline HEVs, on the other hand, are lower in 18 and 26 provinces than those of BEVs and PHEVs, respectively. The analysis suggests that province-specific PEV and electric grid development policies should be considered for GHG emission reductions of on-road transportation in China.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1781846

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1784855; OSTI ID: 1855966

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 55, Issue 10; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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