Life Cycle Assessment

Emissions Offset

Calculations &

Data References

The Data Behind the Emissions Reduction Equivalent

Show Me the Numbers

  • A conventional nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) lithium-ion cell has a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 112 KgCO2/KWh equivalent cradle-to-gate
    • Source: GWP data point calculated from values in the GaBi Envision database
  • Assuming a battery factory manufacturing 100 GWh annually, the factory would produce 11,200,000 metric tons CO2/year
    • (112 KgCO2/KWh) x (1,000,000 KWh/GWh) x 100 GWh/Year)/(1000 Kg/MT) = 11,200,000 MTCO2/Year
  • With a 21% GWP improvement over conventional NCA lithium-ion cells using Enevate’s XFC-EnergyTM technology, the 100 GWh factory could see an annual 2,352,000 metric ton carbon footprint reduction using Enevate battery technology
    • (21%) x (11,200,000 MTCO2/Year) = 2,352,000 MTCO2/Year

Enevate’s Benefit in Perspective

  • If each gas-only passenger vehicle creates 4.6 metric tons of CO2 per year, 511,304 gas-only cars would have to be removed from the road to eliminate the equivalent 2,352,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year saved using Enevate technology in EV batteries
    • (2,352,000 MTCO2/Year)/(4.6 MTCO2/Year) = 2,352,000 MTCO2/Year
  •  With 8,887 grams CO2/gallon of gasoline tailpipe emission per year, saving 2,352,000 metric tons using Enevate EV battery technology would be similar to not burning 265,000,000 gallons of gasoline annually
    • ((2,352,000 MTCO2/Year)/(8,887 gCO2/Gal)x(1,000,000 g/MT) = 265,000,000 Gal
  • Based on a 2.6 metric tone of CO2 per year per acre forest absorption, 904,615 acres of mature forest would need to be added each year to match the potential CO2 reduction available through Enevate’s 21% CO2 emissions reduction compared to traditional NCA cells
    • (2,352,000 MTCO2/Year)/(2.6MTCO2/Year/Acre) = 904,615 Acres
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