End of Electric Vehicle Batteries: Reuse vs. Recycle

It is a fact that electric vehicles (EVs) are beneficial for climate protection. However, the current challenge is to decide on whether to reuse an EV battery or to recycle it after its first use. This paper theoretically investigates these areas i.e., recycle and reuse. It was found that there are...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Yash Kotak, Carlos Marchante Fernández, Lluc Canals Casals, Bhavya Satishbhai Kotak, Daniel Koch, Christian Geisbauer, Lluís Trilla, Alberto Gómez-Núñez, Hans-Georg Schweiger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Subjects:	battery recycling battery reuse battery second life circular economy lithium-ion cells electric vehicles
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2217

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