Batteries for electric vehicles: Reuse and recycling.

Many raw materials for electric vehicles are limited and difficult to obtain. In addition, they are often obtained under socially and ecologically critical conditions. Reuse and recycling of e-vehicle batteries offer the opportunity to significantly reduce the demand for primary raw materials and thus increase their resource efficiency. The study provides an overview of technical potentials, hurdles and legal requirements for this. Applications for used batteries as stationary energy storage systems, for electrical infrastructure or mobile applications, from trucks to house robots, are analyzed. Battery recycling shows that up to 99% of raw materials and components can be recycled. Both options contribute to conserving and sustainably using resources for the expansion of electric mobility.