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Mrs. Kamile Petrauskiene
Kaunas University of Technology

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Journal article
Published: 19 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Electric mobility is promoted as a future transport option that has environmental and economic benefits and encourages sustainable urban transportation. The aim of this study is to reveal the changes in environmental and economic performance if we switched from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to battery electric (BEV) or hybrid electric (HEV) vehicles. Therefore, this research presents a comparative environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) from the Cradle-to-Grave perspective of the vehicles and a Well-to-Wheel analysis of their fuel supply. Moreover, an LCA of a BEV was performed under diverse electricity mix scenarios, which are forecasted for 2015–2050 in Lithuania. From an economic point of view, a life cycle costing was conducted for the same vehicles to estimate the economic impacts over the vehicle life cycles under Lithuanian conditions. The results show that ICEV-petrol contributes the major environmental damage in all damage categories. BEVs with the electricity mix of 2020–2050 scenarios, which are composed mainly of renewable energy sources, provide the least environmental impact. The economic results reveal that BEV and ICEV-diesel are the most cost-efficient vehicles, with the total consumer life cycle costs of approximately 5% and 15% less than ICEV-petrol and HEV, respectively.

ACS Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė; Arvydas Galinis; Daina Kliaugaitė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania. Sustainability 2021, 13, 957 .

AMA Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė, Arvydas Galinis, Daina Kliaugaitė, Jolanta Dvarionienė. Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):957.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė; Arvydas Galinis; Daina Kliaugaitė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. 2021. "Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 957.

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Published: 07 April 2020 in Sustainability
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The decarbonization of the mobility and energy sector is one of the major necessary trends for achieving targets set for the European Union (EU) in the 2020 and 2030 climate and energy frameworks. Two key technologies which offer great potential for climate change mitigation are electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energies (REs). Thus, there is the need for innovative and stable policies in order to favor these technologies. The purpose of the study is to identify and compare features of policies for the integration of EVs, REs, and information and communication technology (ICT). This study uses an integrated Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT), and Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal (PESTEL) qualitative methodology in order to show different policies and initiatives, related to e-mobility, RE and ICT, collected from five European regions. This research provides discernments to the EVs and RE challenges, such as the lack of capacity to deal with high energy demands or limited EV-charging infrastructure. On the contrary, a high percentage of REs share, raising climate change awareness, and decreasing EV prices which are great opportunities for the whole EU. Such insights encourage policymakers and other groups of interest to improve their RE and mobility policies, which could lead to effective sustainable mobility systems in urban areas.

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Kamile Petrauskiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Giedrius Kaveckis; Daina Kliaugaite; Julie Chenadec; Leonie Hehn; Berta Pérez; Claudio Bordi; Giorgio Scavino; Andrea Vignoli; Michael Erman. Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2935 .

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Kamile Petrauskiene, Jolanta Dvarioniene, Giedrius Kaveckis, Daina Kliaugaite, Julie Chenadec, Leonie Hehn, Berta Pérez, Claudio Bordi, Giorgio Scavino, Andrea Vignoli, Michael Erman. Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2935.

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Kamile Petrauskiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Giedrius Kaveckis; Daina Kliaugaite; Julie Chenadec; Leonie Hehn; Berta Pérez; Claudio Bordi; Giorgio Scavino; Andrea Vignoli; Michael Erman. 2020. "Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2935.

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Published: 31 October 2019 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Electrification of city transport and the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in transport systems have become leading trends for sustainable transportation. Many researchers state potential environmental benefits of electric vehicle (EV) when integrating RES into production of electricity, which is needed to recharge the EV’s battery. However, it is still unclear under what electricity mix scenarios environmental advantage will be the most significant and what technologies/fuel type have a major impact on the environment. For this reason, the article presents a comparative environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) fuelled with petrol and diesel. Besides, LCA of BEV under different electricity mix scenarios, that are prognosticated for the years 2015–2050 in Lithuania, is assessed. The paper shows a complete life cycle, composed of “Well-to-Wheel” and “Cradle-to-Grave” analysis for conventional and electric vehicles. This study uses ReCiPe methodology including both midpoint and endpoint indicators in order to express the impact on the environment. The results at the midpoint level reveal that in terms of climate change BEVs of 2015 electricity mix generate 26 and 47% more greenhouse gas emissions than those of ICEVs fuelled with petrol and diesel, respectively. Although in 2020–2050 electricity mix scenarios oil is expected to be eliminated and the use of RES will be highly increased, ICEV-petrol is expected to be the most polluting, comparing to ICEV-diesel and BEV in 2020 and later scenarios. Similar results are revealed at the endpoint level, as ICEV-petrol has the highest environmental damage in all categories: human health, ecosystems and resources. Next comes ICEV-diesel with 28% less total environmental damage, followed by BEV of 2015 electricity mix with 42% less impact than ICEV-diesel. Finally, BEV with electricity mix of 2050 has 54% smaller impact than BEV with electricity mix of 2015.

ACS Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė; Monika Skvarnavičiūtė; Jolanta Dvarioniene. Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 246, 119042 .

AMA Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė, Monika Skvarnavičiūtė, Jolanta Dvarioniene. Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 246 ():119042.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kamilė Petrauskienė; Monika Skvarnavičiūtė; Jolanta Dvarioniene. 2019. "Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania." Journal of Cleaner Production 246, no. : 119042.