Charging an EV: carbon footprint

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🔋Carbon footprintCharging an EV

12.42kg CO₂e

full charge, ~60 kWh

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Charging an EV comes in at about 12.42 kg CO₂e (full charge, ~60 kWh).

Of the 13 home-energy actions Carbonle tracks, Charging an EV sits at #8 from the lightest — mid-pack.

Most home energy is heat. One winter of heating dwarfs a year of small appliances.

About 12.42 kg CO₂e — full charge, ~60 kWh.

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Figures from DEFRA 2024: UK electricity 0.207 kg/kWh × 60 kWh, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.