Z-Bee is a new type of electrified vehicle concept that has been developed
by the Swedish company, Clean Motion AB, using life cycle thinking.
Z-Bee has a remarkably low emission factor of 0.014 kg CO2 equivalents
per km, including production and waste management. This is nearly ten
times lower than the EU target of 0.120 kg CO2 equivalents per km for all
new passenger cars in 2012. The extremely low curb weight of
approximately 160 kg has been achieved through employing solely
composite materials into Z-Bee’s body in white. The life cycle thinking also
includes development of an efficient supply chain and development of
recycling strategy for the end-of-life vehicle. This approach has shown to be
successful in achieving the environmental efficiency.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Polymer Composites; Electric Vehicle