Comprehensive Cradle to Grave Life Cycle Analysis of On-Road Vehicles in the United States Based on GREET

To properly compare and contrast the environmental performance of one vehicle technology against another, it is necessary to consider their production, operation, and end-of-life fates. Since 1995, Argonne’s GREET® life cycle analysis model (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies) has been annually updated to model and refine the latest developments in fuels and materials production, as well as vehicle operational and composition characteristics. Updated cradle-to-grave life cycle analysis results from the model’s latest release are described for a wide variety of fuel and powertrain options for U.S. light-duty and medium/heavy-duty vehicles. Light-duty vehicles include a passenger car, sports utility vehicle (SUV), and pick-up truck, while medium/heavy-duty vehicles include a Class 6 pickup-and-delivery truck, Class 8 day-cab (regional) truck, and Class 8 sleeper-cab (long-haul) truck. Powertrain coverage includes internal combustion (spark ignition and compression ignition) engines, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid, full battery electric, and fuel cell vehicles powered by conventional and low carbon energy sources. The results offer insights into the current state of these technologies, as well as a projection of the likely environmental implications of future fuel and vehicle advancements through a time-series evaluation of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-2830
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Kelly, Jarod C
  • Kim, Taemin
  • Kolodziej, Christopher P
  • Iyer, Rakesh K
  • Tripathi, Shashwat
  • Elgowainy, Amgad
  • Wang, Michael
• Conference:
  • WCX SAE World Congress Experience
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2024-4-16 to 2024-4-18
• Publication Date: 2024-4-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• 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: Energy consumption; Fuel cell vehicles; Greenhouse gases; Hybrid vehicles; Life cycle analysis; Light trucks; Pollutants; Spark ignition engines; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01914719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2024-01-2830
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Apr 16 2024 9:52AM