GreenerCars 2024 | ACEEE

GreenerCars is an annual assessment of every new model in the U.S. light-duty vehicle market. It is based on a lifecycle assessment of the greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions from the production, use, and disposal of each vehicle. Unlike other evaluations of the health and environmental impact of vehicles that rely solely on fuel-efficiency, GreenerCars scores every vehicle on its entire impact and is the most effective way to compare gasoline-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. In addition to assessing the emissions from fuel burned in a vehicle’s engine, we assess the upstream emissions generated by electricity used by a vehicle, emissions produced when mining and processing minerals for batteries, and emissions from manufacturing vehicles and vehicle components. Green scores are generated for each model and can be used to assess how green a vehicle is. Users can also assess vehicles based on their class so that they can make the greenest purchase that meets their mobility needs.

GreenerCars 是美國輕型汽車市場每個新車型的年度評估。
它是基於對溫室氣體的生命週期評估以及每輛車生產、使用和處置過程中污染物排放的標準。
與其他僅依賴燃油效率的車輛對健康和環境影響的評估不同，GreenerCars 對每輛車的整體影響進行評分，是比較汽油動力汽車與電動車的最有效方法。
除了評估車輛引擎燃燒燃料的排放外，我們還評估車輛使用電力產生的上游排放、採礦和加工電池礦物時產生的排放，以及製造車輛和車輛零件的排放。
為每個模型產生綠色分數，可用於評估車輛的綠色程度。
使用者還可以根據等級評估車輛，以便做出最環保的購買，滿足其出行需求。