Table 3 Breakdown of vehicle emissions

Parameter	Car³⁸	LDT³⁸	MDV³⁸	HDV³⁸
Embodied vehicle emissions
EV full-size battery	5.7 tCO_2e/battery-life	9.0 tCO_2e/battery-life	11 tCO_2e/battery-life	37 tCO_2e/battery-life
EV reduced battery	1.0 tCO_2e/battery-life	1.7 tCO_2e/battery-life	5.3 tCO_2e/battery-life	9.0 tCO_2e/battery-life
EV other components	5.0 tCO_2e/life	8.4 tCO_2e/life	34 tCO_2e/life	74 tCO_2e/life
HEV	6.1 tCO_2e/life	10 tCO_2e/life	38 tCO_2e/life	83 tCO_2e/life
ICEV	6.2 tCO_2e/life	10 tCO_2e/life	37 tCO_2e/life	81 tCO_2e/life
Feedstock and fuel emissions
HEV	26 g-CO_2e/VKT	39 g-CO_2e/VKT	123 g-CO_2e/VKT	156 g-CO_2e/VKT
ICEV	40 g-CO_2e/VKT	57 g-CO_2e/VKT	191 g-CO_2e/VKT	164 g-CO_2e/VKT
Operating emissions
HEV	112 g-CO_2e/VKT	166 g-CO_2e/VKT	597 g-CO_2e/VKT	757 g-CO_2e/VKT
ICEV	171 g-CO_2e/VKT	243 g-CO_2e/VKT	924 g-CO_2e/VKT	793 g-CO_2e/VKT

The global warming potential is given for multiple vehicle types: electric vehicles (EV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs); and vehicle categories: car, light-duty truck (LDT), medium-duty vehicle (MDV), and heavy-duty vehicle (HDV).
CO_2e carbon dioxide equivalent, t metric tonne, g gram, VKT vehicle kilometer traveled.

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