Hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles offer low-cost climate benefits in China

Car ownership in China is expected to grow dramatically in the coming decades. If growing personal vehicle demand is met with conventional cars, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions will be substantial. One way to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from passenger travel is to meet growing demand for cars with alternative vehicles such as hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles (HEVs and BEVs). The authors' study examines the cost-effectiveness of transitioning from conventional cars to HEVs and BEVs, by calculating their marginal abatement cost (MAC) of carbon in the long-run. The authors find that transitioning from conventional to hybrid and battery electric light-duty, four-wheel vehicles can achieve carbon emissions reductions at a negative cost (i.e. at a net benefit) in China. In 2030, the average MAC is estimated to be about −$140/ton CO₂ for HEVs and −$515/ton CO₂-saved for BEVs, varying by key parameters. The total mitigation potential of each vehicle technology is estimated to be 1.38 million tons for HEVs and 0.75 million tons for BEVs.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.03.014
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920917301335
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  • © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Gopal, Anand R
  • Park, Won Young
  • Witt, Maggie
  • Phadke, Amol
• Publication Date: 2018-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 362-371
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Cost effectiveness; Electric vehicles; Environmental impacts; Hybrid vehicles; Sustainable transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Carbon dioxide mitigation; Pollution abatement
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678118
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 2018 5:07PM