In 2023, the General Motors Company's U.S. sales weighted average well-to-wheel emissions amounted to 282 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilometer (gCO2e/km). This was the highest average among the selected countries. Well-to-wheel emissions in the major regions where GM is represented all amounted to more than 200 gCO2e/km.
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General Motors Company's well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions intensity by country from 2021 to 2023
(sales weighted average in gCO₂e/km)
Well-to-Wheel carbon dioxide emissions refer to the measurement of carbon dioxide emissions during the entire lifecycle of a fuel or energy source, from its initial extraction to its final use in a vehicle.
*Emissions from China's joint ventures are invluded in the General Motors Company's Scope 3 investments
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General Motors. (April 29, 2024). General Motors Company's well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions intensity by country from 2021 to 2023 (sales weighted average in gCO₂e/km) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480630/general-motors-company-well-to-wheel-co%25E2%2582%2582-emissions-by-country/
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