In this study, we examine a theoretical distance one could travel using various modes of transportation in Europe, emitting a fixed amount of CO2. Our calculations include the Life Cycle Assessment of each mode of transportation, and vary according to each European countries carbon intensity. All hypothesis, formulas and sources are available down this page.

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Our findings reveal some unexpected results :

• an electric train in Sweden can travel further than an electric bike, due to the greater carbon footprint per individuals of manufacturing the bike and the very low footprint of traveling by train almost exclusively powered by renewables.
• in Poland and Cyprus, carbon intensity is so high that driving a diesel car may be less detrimental than driving an electric car.
• from Paris, France, driving a SUV you can barely get out of town (21 km) whereas a small electric car would drive you 3 times further to the beautiful wine cellars of Bourgogne (77km).

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Notice

How far can you go with 5kg of CO2 per person by:

• Plane
• Train
• Electric Bicycle
• Small Car = B segment Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV)
• Small Electric Car = B segment Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
• Medium Car = C segment ICEV
• Medium Electric Car = C segment BEV
• SUV = D segment ICEV
• Electric SUV = D segment BEV

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Methodology

Data used are sourced from ADEME (The French Agency for Ecological Transit