Summary
This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-magazine.com. and "MTZ" www.mtz-magazine.com. Springer is a German company affiliated with MarkLines.
About Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Springer Nature Company, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH is one of the world's leading scientific and technical publishers. It mainly publishes technical journals and books for engineers and social scientists, in addition to holding various technical events.
About Automotive Technology Magazine ATZ
Motorwagen-Zeitschrift (Motored Vehicles Magazine) was founded in 1898 as an automotive technical magazine. From 1929, the name of the magazine was changed to "ATZ (=Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift: Automotive engineering magazine)". In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001.
Life Cycle Assessments –
Controversial, but
without Alternative
The decision about the phase-out of fossil fuels in our transport systems has been made and the focus is now primarily on battery electric vehicles, but synthetic fuels and fuel cells are still in the running. Only life cycle assessments that cover the entire service life of the vehicles from the production of raw materials to disposal can provide the necessary evidence.
Material from: Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Siebel, a editor at ATZ | MTZ | ATZelectronics, Life Cycle Assessments – Controversial, but without Alternative, IN THE SPOTLIGHT article from ATZ worldwide [04/2021] [the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.
Local Reconstruction Note
This article has been expanded from the visible local mirror text, headings, tags, image captions, tables, and related local article titles. It is presented as a reconstructed reading version, not as a hidden original document.
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS INSTEAD OF DRIVING EMISSIONS
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Life Cycle Assessments”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of Alternative Fuel, Springer, Ricardo, LCA, Golf, GHG and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
THE ROLE OF LCAS FOR CAR MANUFACTURERS
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Life Cycle Assessments”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of Alternative Fuel, Springer, Ricardo, LCA, Golf, GHG and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
WHAT INFORMATION DO MANUFACTURERS’ LCAS OFFER?
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ARGUMENTS FOR THE POWERTRAIN OF THE FUTURE
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DISCUSSION ON THE DATA FOR SYNTHETIC FUELS
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