Measuring a car’s true carbon footprint with a life-cycle perspective

Light-weighting has been a focus in automotive and sustainability, especially for reducing emissions from combustion engines. With the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid technologies, though, life-cycle assessments are gaining traction in order to establish the real carbon footprint of a vehicle. Going from combustion engines to hybrid and electrical vehicles changes the sustainability equation for the automotive industry. When emissions from the tailpipe are significantly reduced or eliminated, it means the true footprint in the automotive industry must be measured by other parameters.Lars André Moen, director of innovation in Hydro’s Primary Metal business area, discuss the true carbon footprint of cars with host Halvor Molland.