Passenger Car

0.185555kgCO₂e/vehicle.kmGWP: AR6 (as published)

Published by U.S. EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative) in U.S. EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative) 2026.01 (Any year); last verified 2026-08-28.

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Values by year and methodology

Any year0.185555▣headline

By gas

co20.18454799.5%
ch40.0001090.1%
n2o0.0008990.5%

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open-climate.ai (n.d.). Passenger Car [emission factor]. U.S. EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative), U.S. EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative) 2026.01. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-epa-passenger_car-us-vehicle_km-combustion-00835b14/