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This November 16, 2021, Volvo presented a study of the potential carbon emissions of its new electric SUV, the C40 recharges, as the Swedish manufacturer does for each new electric model.The study recalls the need to supply an electric vehicle with low carbon electricity to make it really ecological.

Volvo presents the carbon analysis of its new electric vehicle on its entire life cycle

Since the release, in 2019, of its first electric model, Volvo publishes, with each new electric car outing, a report detailing a life cycle analysis (ACV) of its carbon emissions, ranging from its production (including extractionraw materials) at its end of life (including its recycling).

The Swedish manufacturer presented, this November 16, 2021, the detailed ACV of its new electric SUV, the C40 recharging.And the conclusions are final: in terms of carbon footprint, to be really competitive in front of a thermal vehicle, an electric model must be supplied by sources as decarbona as possible.

By way of comparison, Volvo estimates that 59 tonnes of CO2 the Carbon ESC impact of a thermal SUV of an equivalent equivalent template.For the C40 recharging, "when the vehicle is recharged with electricity produced from clean energy sources, its carbon footprint throughout its life cycle falls to almost 27 tonnes of CO2," explains Volvo.

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On the other hand, "when the C40 recharging is recharged with a conventional energy mix (which is generated at around 60 % from fossil fuels), the tonnage of CO2 emitted during the life cycle of the vehicle can reach 50 tonnes, which reducesclearly the benefits for the environment in relation to a traditional car, ”explains the Swedish manufacturer.

For the time being, a new electric vehicle begins with a carbon "debt" compared to a thermal vehicle

Worse, Volvo recalls that the production of the C40 recharging emits 70% of CO2 more than its thermal equivalent.Clearly: before browsing the slightest kilometer, the electric version has a larger carbon debt than the thermal version.What explains today a new electric vehicle to use it exceptionally is a high carbon impact strategy.

Volvo then calculates that, with an electric mix corresponding to the global averages (i.e. carbon emissions only 15% lower than a petrol engine), a recharging C40 puts almost 110,000 kilometers to become more sober in carbon than its thermal version.With a mix corresponding to the objectives of the European Union for 2030, the balance point is 77,248 kilometers.With a 100% low carbon electric mix (renewable or nuclear), the threshold falls under 50,000 kilometers.

This study recalls how good the electric car is only a good climate investment with an electric mixed mix.And that the deployment of electric vehicles must be accompanied by the development of low carbon electricity sources, under penalty of becoming a pure sword in water.

But the study does not invalidate, however, the energy choice to bet on the electric vehicle, because it is the solution that presents the best synergy with the transition to a low carbon economy (which will also reduceemissions related to the production of future electric vehicles).