Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles - Steps Towards Circularity & Climate Neutrality

15. - 16. May 2025
BMK, Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Wien, AT

Based on the context of Climate Neutrality and Circularity, the aim of the IEA HEV Task 46 expert workshop is to analyse, assess and discuss the environmental effects of electric vehicles, the scientific assessment approach and its practical relevance for industry, government and consumers.

Organizer

JOANNEUM RESEARCH

Content Description

The main topics of the workshop are

  • Relevance of LCA for politics, industry and consumers
  • Methodological aspects of LCA
  • Approaches to assess Climate Neutrality and Circularity
  • LCA results of electric vehicles in comparison to other fuels
  • Results of IEA HEV Task 46
  • Stakeholder information exchange and
  • Further R&D demand

In addition, a scientific visit to e-mobility related projects and places in/around Vienna will be organised and possibilities for an intensive exchange between/with experts and stakeholders in breaks and interactive formats.

The format of the workshop are presentations, discussions and interactive group work.

Program

  • Welcome address from Austrian Ministry and IEA HEV.
  • PRESENTATIONS
    • The Role of LCA in European Policies
      Dina Silina (European Commission)
    • LCA of Vehicles for Consumer Information – Achievement and Future Perspectives
      Alexandra Damyanov (GreenNCAP)
    • LCA of Chinese Passenger Vehicles
      Xin Sun (CATARC, CN)
    • LCA of Climate Neutral Construction Machinery for the Olympic Games
      Dia Adhikari Smith (The University of Queensland, AUS) tbd
    • Assessing Circularity and Climate Neutrality in Dynamic LCA - Results of IEA HEV Task 46
      Gerfried Jungmeier (JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AT)
    • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Global Perspectives and Challenges for Implementation
      David Misch (Montanuniversitaet Leoben, AT)
    • LCA of an Electric Fire Truck
      N.N. (Rosenbauer, AT) tbd
  • LCA presentations of Task 46 partners
    • Towards the Harmonization of LCA for Vehicles – Results from the TransSenus Project
      Niklas Hill (Ricardo, UK)
    • LCA of Electric Vehicles - Modelling, Database & Results
      Jarod Kelly (ARGONNE, US)
    • Powering European Union Net Zero Future by Escalating Zero Emission HDVs and Logistic Intelligence
      Simone Ehrenberger (DLR, Germany)
    • An in-depth Life Cycle Assessment and Comparison of the GHG Emissions Performance of Specific BEV and ICE Vehicles
      Robin Smit (Transport Energy/Emission Research, AUS)
    • LCA of Hydrogen-electric Vehicles
      XiaoYu Wu (University of Waterloo Canada, CA)
    • Circularity and LCA
      Víctor José Ferreira (IREC, ES)
  • Group work
    • Specific challenges/ peculariaties of LCA modellings for trucks, ships, rail and other vehicles towards climate neutrality and circularity
    • Identification of R&D demand
  • Panel discussion

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Target Audience

Stakeholders from industry, science and government

 

Participant Information

The workshop is in-person only.

Please send an e-mail with participant name, institution and country to: gerfried.jungmeier@joanneum.at

Contact Address

JOANNEUM RESEARCH
Gerfried Jungmeier
Leonhardstrasse 59
E-Mail: gerfried.jungmeier@joanneum.at
Tel.: +43 (664) 602 876 76 30