With the burgeoning transition towards electrified vehicle fleets, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have come into focus for different stakeholders due to high costs, supply risks, production-related resource and energy d. Road transport is responsible for about 75% of the EU's transport-related. 2.1. Circular business model frameworkThe concept of circular business models (CBMs) has emerged to support businesses operationalise the CE in ways that provide soci. 3.1. Industry overviewTable 1 offers a summary of activities corresponding to CE strategies within vehicle OEMs in the EU. A full list of vehicle OEMs' specific a. 3.3.1. Policy driversAs mentioned in the introduction, on the one hand there is EU policy driving electrification of the vehicles fleets through standards and pr. 4.1. OperationalisationThe specific operationalisation strategies for LIBs vary amongst OEMs and this reflects views by authors such as Wells & Seitz (2005) and.
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What are the research questions (RQ) for lithium-ion battery life management?
Therefore, the following Research Questions (RQ): RQ1: What are the circular business models that have the highest potential in the context of lithium-ion battery lifetime management? RQ2: What are the main drivers to develop circular business models in the lithium-ion battery market?
What are the drivers to develop circular business models in lithium-ion battery market?
Answering the second research question, “ What are the main drivers to develop circular business models in the lithium-ion battery market?”, “National and international regulation and policies” followed by “Economic benefits” are considered the main drivers for developing CBMs in the LIB market.
Can a circular business model recover value from used lithium-ion batteries?
Circular business model potential to recapture value from spent lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. More than half of the experts in the first round declared knowledge of organizations developing CBMs or technical applications to recover value from used LIBs. 13 experts out of 21 answered that they knew businesses reusing LIBs from EVs.
What are the barriers to Circular business models of lithium-ion batteries?
Barriers importance for circular business models of lithium-ion batteries. The experts stress that similar to the drivers' findings, most barriers are linked; therefore, identifying a sole dominant barrier is not expected to occur. The highest-rated barrier was “Financial”, reflecting challenges such as incentives and financial viability.
Are spent lithium-ion batteries a circular economy?
As regulations and economic factors are ranked the highest by the expert panel, this is a clear indication that currently, the circular economy practice of spent lithium-ion batteries needs development at a system level in parallel with the growth of spent battery volumes. 6.3. Limitations and further research
But a 2022 analysis by the McKinsey Battery Insights team projects that the entire lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery chain, from mining through recycling, could grow by over 30 percent annually from 2022 to 2030, when it would reach a value of more than $400 billion and a market size of 4.7 TWh. 1