An average compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) registered in 2020 in Germany was roughly 40 percent more climate-friendly per vehicle kilometer when compared to a petrol-powered vehicle of the same year of manufacture. By comparison, the global warming potential of a 2020 diesel-powered car was one percent higher than a petrol-powered car, whereas a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) was roughly 20 percent more climate-friendly. In a scenario where there is a rapid expansion of renewable electricity generation, the climate-benefits of BEVs could increase to almost 50 percent for cars registered in 2030, compared to petrol-powered cars of the same year.
Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type
(in percent)
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Umweltbundesamt. (February 4, 2024). Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/
Umweltbundesamt. "Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type (in percent)." Chart. February 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/
Umweltbundesamt. "Projected Deviations of Global Warming Potential of Compact Class Passenger Cars per Vehicle Kilometer Compared to Petrol-powered Vehicles of The Same Year of Manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by Type (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/
Umweltbundesamt, Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Projected deviations of global warming potential of compact class passenger cars per vehicle kilometer compared to petrol-powered vehicles of the same year of manufacture in Germany from 2020 to 2050, by type (in percent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, February 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449101/global-warming-potential-of-compact-class-passenger-cars/
