The grid average emissions factor for electricity in this country is, roughly, 1.3 pounds per kwh.
Not exact matches
''... Under the
average U.S. electricity
grid mix, we found that producing a midsize, midrange (84 miles per charge) BEV typically adds a little over 1 ton of
emissions to the total manufacturing
emissions, resulting in 15 percent greater
emissions than in manufacturing a similar gasoline vehicle.
Speaking on the sidelines of a smart
grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn't think
average folks had the know - how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse - gas
emissions.
If the entire
grid were coal, you could double that (7,800 pounds), so even in that worst - case scenario, you'd still have far LOWER CO2
emissions from a plug - in Prius than from the
average new car on the road running on gasoline.
This tool matches a ZIP code with an electric
grid region, which in turn is matched with an
average emissions number (expressed as CO2e).
This tool calculates the
average emissions from utility - scale electric generation at the regional electricity
grid level.
To determine a national
average for charging
emissions, we
average the
emissions of the
grids where EVs are sold today, based on 2014 registration data — a «sales - weighted» national
emissions average.
With more than 5,500 megawatt hours of electricity put onto the
grid on its behalf, Ricoh Canada has displaced more than 900 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to the
emissions from more than 3.5 million kilometres driven by an
average passenger vehicle.