Ecodesign of Automobiles based on the environmental properties of body materials

A simplified LCA model of a car, where the main body material is a parameter and only the GHG impact is calculated, has been built in order to investigate broad assumptions on material production and recycling. Indeed the benefits from weight reduction can be counterbalanced by the emissions at material production if light metals are used to replace steel. The exact results depend strongly on the data used to describe recycling and neither the figures nor the methodology for using them are clearly established in a consensual manner. The only unequivocal conclusion is that recycling should be systematically fostered to reduce the GHG impact.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0250
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Birat, JP
  • Guérin, V
  • ROCCHIA, L
  • TUCHMAN, M
• Conference:
  • SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2004-3-8 to 2004-3-11
• Publication Date: 2003-1-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Greenhouse gases; Metals; Production; Recycling; Steel
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01804318
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2004-01-0250
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:25AM