The efficiency of electric cars for mitigating CO2 emissions in Poland
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18559/ref.2016.1.6Keywords:
electric cars, CO2 emission, electric power production, transport development strategy, Polish electric power systemAbstract
This paper concerns the estimation of indirect CO2 emissions associated with the use of electric engines in Poland. The indirect production of exhaust fumes emitted by electric cars is determined by two factors: the engine’s power consumption and the volume of the emissions produced when generating power sold by distributors. The current structure of the Polish power system, which is the supplier of the prime mover for electric cars, uses mainly the conventional (high-emission) sources of energy. Thus, using electric cars becomes an indirect cause of the pollution in the atmosphere. Increasing the efficiency of the power production process along with limiting the emission level of the combustion process in conventional power plants is a fundamental and essential solution to reduce air pollution.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
The Research Papers in Economics and Finance (REF) is committed to open access. All of the REF` s paper are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There are no author charges, known as APCs, before release, and no charge for any reader to download articles.
The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies to articles published in Research Papers in Economics and Finance from Vol. 4, No. 3, 2020 to present. This license is acceptable for Free Cultural Works. You are free to share and adapt. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
The Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0) applies to articles published in Research Papers in Economics and Finance up to Vol. 4, No. 2, 2020 inclusive. You are free to share and adapt. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.