Environmental

EV Environmental Impact Calculator

Calculate the environmental benefits of your electric vehicle including reduced emissions, pollution, and resource consumption.

Last updated: September 2023

How much environmental benefit does your electric vehicle provide? This calculator quantifies your EV's carbon footprint reduction compared to a gasoline vehicle, taking into account your electricity source, driving patterns, and vehicle efficiency. Understanding these benefits helps demonstrate the significant environmental advantages of electric vehicles, even when charged from mixed electricity sources. For a more specific analysis of your emissions savings, you can also use our Emissions Savings Calculator which provides a detailed breakdown of different pollutants reduced.

Annual Miles Driven (miles)

EV Type

EV Efficiency (kWh/mile)

Gas Car Fuel Efficiency (mpg)

Electricity Source

Location (for Grid Mix)

Home Renewable Energy (%)

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PHEV Electric Driving Percentage (%)

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Include Battery Manufacturing

How This EV Environmental Impact Calculator Works

This calculator quantifies the environmental impact of driving an electric vehicle compared to a gasoline vehicle.

The Calculation

We calculate CO2 emissions reduction by comparing the emissions from gasoline combustion to emissions from electricity generation based on your region's power mix.

Key Variables

Key variables include your annual mileage, vehicle efficiencies, electricity generation sources, and whether to include manufacturing impacts.

Assumptions

The calculator uses average emissions factors for different electricity sources and gasoline combustion. PHEV calculations depend on the percentage of electric vs. gas driving.

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