Title | End-of-life or second-life options for retired electric vehicle batteries |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Authors | Zhu J, Mathews I, Ren D, Li W, Cogswell D, Xing B, Sedlatschek T, Kantareddy SNithin R, Yi M, Gao T, Xia Y, Zhou Q, Wierzbicki T, Bazant MZ |
Journal | Cell Reports Physical Science |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 8 |
Start Page | 100537 |
Date Published | 08/2021 |
Type of Article | Perspective |
Abstract | E-mobility, especially electric cars, has been scaling up rapidly because of technological advances in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, LIBs degrade significantly with service life cycles. With the current increase in the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), a large volume of retired LIB packs, which can no longer provide satisfactory performance to power an EV, will soon appear. Various end-of-life (EOL) options are under development, such as recycling and recovery. Recently, stakeholders have become more confident that giving the retired batteries a second life by reusing them in less-demanding applications, such as stationary energy storage, may create new value pools in the energy and transportation sectors. In this perspective, we evaluate the feasibility of second-life battery applications, from economic and technological perspectives, based on the latest industrial reports and technical publications. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100537 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |