Technical Journal, Vol. 19 No. 4, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20240725130415
Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Determine the Influence of Electricity Mix Profile and Driving Mode on the Environmental Impact of Electric Battery Vehicles
Jelena Topić Božič
; Rudolfovo – Science and Technology Centre Novo mesto, Podbreznik 15, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia / Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Šegova ulica 112, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia
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Ante Čikić
; University North, Department of Mechatronics, 104. Brigade 3, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Simon Muhič
orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-6379
; Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Šegova ulica 112, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia / Rudolfovo – Science and Technology Centre Novo mesto, Podbreznik 15, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia / Institute for Renewable Energy and Efficient Exergy Use, INOVEKS d.o.o, Cesta 2. grupe odredov 17, 1295 Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia
Boris Kraševec
; Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Šegova ulica 112, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Transportation electrification is one of the key strategies in the sustainable energy transition. Life cycle assessment was performed to evaluate the environmental impact of different electricity mixes with higher uptake of renewable energy sources and various driving modes on the use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The results showed that the values for categories global warming, fine particulate matter formation, ozone formation, human health, and fossil fuel scarcity decreased by 15.8 %, 11.3 %, 25.3 %, and 12.9 %, respectively, in the Green 2030 scenario compared to the baseline. When the driving mode was considered, the impact decreased by 27.7 %, 36.9 %, 21.3 %, and 24.4 %, respectively, in the lowest use in the current production scenario. In the categories of land use and mineral resource scarcity, a 6.9 % and 2.1 % increase in the values was observed in Green 2030 scenario, showcasing the trade-off in different environmental impact categories.
Keywords
battery electric vehicles; driving mode; electricity use; electricity production mix; life cycle assessment; transportation
Hrčak ID:
335257
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Publication date:
15.12.2025.
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