Factor record · dual-purpose-4x4-petrol-km-scope-3-defra-2025last verified 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
0.19219

Travel by car — Dual purpose 4X4 (Petrol)

Business travel · Road transport · Passenger car
DEFRA 2025Scope 3*activity based
Select unit
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
0.1915
kgCO2e/km
CH₄
0.0004
kgCO2e/km
N₂O
0.0003
kgCO2e/km
Record
Identifier
AFZLrXp5yyiQ
Activity
Travel by car — Dual purpose 4X4 (Petrol)
Activity class
Business travel · Road transport · Passenger car
Category
transport
Sub-category
Cars (by market segment)
Market segment
Dual purpose 4X4
Fuel / powertrain
Petrol
Region
GBR · United Kingdom
Value
0.19219 kgCO2e/km
Scope 3 category
Category 6
Methodology
activity based
GWP
AR5 / GWP100
Vintage year
2025
Published
2025
Source reference
Factors by Category sheet, ID 25_300_3036_4_1
Verified
2025-06-10 · DESNZ
Open primary source
Citation
DEFRA 2025, Travel by car — Dual purpose 4X4 (Petrol), Factors by Category sheet, ID 25_300_3036_4_1
Methodology

Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.

Notes

* Scope 3 boundary · Use this factor for Scope 3 Category 6 passenger road journeys undertaken for business in vehicles outside the reporting organisation’s ownership or control. Choose the car, motorbike, bus, coach, or taxi record and unit that match the travel data available. Separate factors apply to employee commuting, owned or controlled vehicles, freight transport, rail travel, and upstream well-to-tank emissions.

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