Today, Green NCAP launches a new Consumer Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Tool on its portal, allowing website visitors to compare the LCA values of cars in relation to their country, energy mix and usage. Targeting consumers who are considering the sustainability of their vehicle in the context of where they live and their long-term usage, as well as academics, industry, and legislators, this tool represents a real step forward towards global environmental awareness about climate-changing emissions and the lifecycle energy required to produce green and sustainable cars.
It is commonly understood that to consider the true ecological impact and sustainability of a car, the vehicle must be viewed in the context of its whole life cycle. Life Cycle Assessment, or LCA, is the method that estimates these individual contributions to predict the car’s environmental impact over its entire lifetime. This means that all processes, greenhouse gas emissions and flows of resources and energy associated with the car’s production, usage, and recycling at the end of its life, are considered.
