Statement on the calculation of the GHG savings of renewable electricity in transport under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) – Expected outcome of trilogue
The signatories to this letter have consistently advocated for an accurate valuation of the carbon savings from electricity as a transport energy vector in the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), properly taking into account the GHG emissions reduction from the EV drivetrain due to superior efficiency (higher energy conversion efficiency of renewable electricity versus other drivetrains, i.e., most power used to propel the vehicle not wasted)2, and for a market framework reflecting that technological fact.
The European Parliament and the Council must ensure that both energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) based calculation systems recognise this higher efficiency:
For a GHG-based approach, we urge that the fossil electricity reference value of 183gCO2 eq/MJ (as originally proposed by the European Commission) is a minimum floor under which the revised RED should not fall.3
For an energy-based approach, we urge that an appropriate Energy Efficiency Ratio (“multiplier”) of 4 should be retained to provide parity with the GHG approach.
Read the full letter here.