Per mile greenhouse gas emissions by cargo weight and powertrain (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Per mile greenhouse gas emissions by cargo weight and powertrain

Caption

his chart shows how greenhouse gas emissions from pickup trucks hauling the listed weights compare with a gas-powered pickup truck, according to new U-M research. Numbers in parenthesis indicate grams of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted per mile. Powertrain abbreviations are as follows: ICEV = Internal combustion engine vehicle; HEV = Hybrid electric vehicle; PHEV = Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; BEV = Battery electric vehicle. Numbers after the powertrain abbreviation indicate the electric mileage range. 

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E. Smith et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c05406) Used under a CC-BY license

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