Carbon Footprint Methodology for Automotive Products
CATARC
中国汽车技术研究中心有限公司
1.1 Fundamental Research
China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd.
China Automotive Life Cycle Database (CALCD)- Carbon emission factor database
The database covers the industry average carbon emission factors ranging from the automotive material manufacturing, components and vehicle manufacturing, driving
to end-of-life recycling, supporting the industry to carry out product carbon footprint accounting and research.
Material Manufacturing
Inventory data for over 50 vehicle materials, fuels/energy, fluids, etc.
● Power battery material composition data
Weight and material composition data of nearly 100 kinds of parts
• Weight and material composition data of more than 100 vehicle models
Components manufacturing
● Energy consumption and emission data of nearly
1,000 parts manufacturing and processing processes
● Energy consumption and emission data of power
battery manufacturing and processing process
End-of-life Recycling
● Power battery recycling data
Vehicle end-of-life recycling data
Incineration and landfill treatment process data
CACD
中国汽车生命周期评价数据库
Vehicle Usage
⚫ Fuel (gasoline, diesel, electricity, etc.) consumption data of more
than 10,000 vehicle models in the using stage
Emission data of more than 10,000 vehicle models in the using stage
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Each piece of data considers the functional unit, data source, inventory data and other information, ensuring high quality of the data
Functional unit
Procedure description
Data source
Geographical coverage
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Vehicle Manufacturing
Production energy consumption and emission data
of over 100 OEMs
Time range
Calculation model and other
conventions
Total energy consumption
and environmental emission
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