Resource depletion in an electric vehicle powertrain using different LCA impact methods

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 120, Issue , 2017, Pages 119-130

  Hernandez, Maria ^a   Messagie, Maarten ^a   De Gennaro, Michele ^b   Van Mierlo, Joeri ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abiotic resources; Depletion; E motor; EV; Inverter; LCA; Powertrain

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; MINERAL RESOURCES; POWERTRAINS;

ABIOTIC RESOURCES; DEPLETION; ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES; INTEGRATED ELECTRIC DRIVES; INVERTER; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIALS AND PROCESS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; FERRITE; METAL; MINERAL; PLASTIC; STEEL;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURING; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 85008658920     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.11.005     Document Type: Article

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