Life Cycle Impacts

• The T.25 will be best in class with CO2 emmissions and fuel consumption less than half of the UK average.

• The vehicle programme is a complete re-think on high volume materials and the manufacturing process, and will lead to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions over the lifecycle of the car from ‘cradle to grave’.

• Component parts will be minimised through multi-functional component design and careful consideration of tooling requirements...

• Minimal parts and the compact size will support low cost manufacture and will significantly reduce life-cycle impacts.

• Materials selected will be made from recycled materials where possible and will have the lowest life cycle impact that meets design requirements.

• The compact size will reduce correspondingly any energy used in raw material extraction and manufacture.

• The compact size will also reduce the size of site needed for final assembly and manufacture. Reduced components will decrease energy used during tooling and fixture manufacture.

• The T.25 chassis is designed to “flat pack” for transportation. During transportation, the compact size will enable 12 times as many T.25 ‘body-in-white’s’ to be shipped in a standard shipping container as compared to a average car ‘body-in-white’. Again more vehicles can be transported with any other means of transit, further reducing energy usage.

• In view of the fact that the vehicle will be light, the tyres should experience minimal wear, thereby extending their overall life which will in turn reduce the problems associated with the disposal of used tyres.

• At end-of-life, many components will be re-usable including the body and chassis.