Rating the Environmental Impacts of Motor Vehicles: ACEEE’s Green Book® Methodology, 2011 edition

Every year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) publishes the ACEEE's Green Book® Online (http://www.greenercars.org/). The publication is a consumer-oriented guide which provides comprehensive environmental rating information for every new model in the U.S. light-duty vehicle market. The rating methodology is based on principles of life cycle assessment and environmental economics. Considerations include the impact of pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, vehicle life cycle, upstream emissions, and manufacturing and disposal of vehicles. This publication, an update of the 2004 edition, describes the data issues, assumptions, and analysis methods used to develop the vehicle ratings for the ACEEE's Green Book®. It summarizes the application of the methodology to the 2011 model year (MY), highlights results for major class and technology types, and identifies needs for updating and refining the methodology.

• Record URL:
  • http://aceee.org/research-report/t111
• Corporate Authors:

  American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

  529 14th Street NW, Suite 600
  Washington, DC  United States  20045-1000
• Authors:
  • Vaidyanathan, Shruti
  • Langer, Therese
• Publication Date: 2011-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: 2011 edition
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 53p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Automobiles; Consumers; Environmental impacts; Fuel consumption; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Light vehicles; Methodology; Pollutants; Quantitative metrics; Ratings; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01357107
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: T111
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 16 2011 2:52PM