This report summarises the environmental impacts of different types of vehicle (combustion engine, hybrid and electric) over their entire life cycle, estimated by performing a life cycle analysis1. In carrying out this analysis, vehicle size, the type of journey (urban, open road or mixed) and geography (Spain, Great Britain, United States, Mexico and Brazil) have been taken into account.

This manual has been published to include more than 20 years' experience driving ecodesign and eco-innovation in the Basque Country; it is an update of the ecodesign manual published by Ihobe in the year 2000 ("Ecodesign Manual: 7 Steps for Implementatiton") and has integrated a circular approach and has adapted it to the current scenario.