Carbon Footprint Methodology for Automotive Products
2.1 Definition of Scope
Functional unit
CATARC
中国汽车技术研究中心有限公司
China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd.
□ Definition: Transportation service provided by a passenger car traveling 1km in its life cycle, where the life cycle mileage is
calculated as (1.5 × 105) km.
Life cycle mileage:
13000km/year x 11.5 year=1.5×105km
Determination principle of 13000km: In this study, conservative considerations are made due to the uncertain factors, and the annual
change in vehicle mileage is assumed to be small according to the reference parameter scenario set by (the World Resources Institute,
2019), that is, the annual average mileage of passenger cars in China will continue to be 13000km in 2019.
Determination principle of 11.5 years: According to the Standard for Compulsory Scrapping of Motor Vehicles jointly issued by the
Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Public Security, the reference service life
of passenger cars is 8-15 years. In order to make the study representative, the average value of 11.5 years is taken as the life cycle of
passenger cars in this study.
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