The importance of coherent regulatory and policy strategies for the recycling of EV batteries

Abstract:

The move to electric vehicles (EVs) has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution. However, the transition also brings associated environmental challenges with the need for efficient recycling systems to tackle the large numbers of EV lithium-ion batteries reaching end-of-life. Unless this waste flow is managed, some of the gains of the transition to EVs will be lost. Effective waste management infrastructure and a supportive regulatory framework will be necessary to realise the full benefits of a decarbonised transport sector.

Publication Year:

2021

Publisher:

Faraday Institution

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Author(s):

Faraday Institution