How to deal with new energy batteries after sales

Is the new energy battery recycling strategy optimal?

As finite rational individuals 24, the strategy choice of each participant in the new energy battery recycling process is not always theoretically optimal, and the new energy battery recycling strategy is also influenced by the carbon sentiment of manufacturers, retailers, and other participants.

Are used batteries of new energy vehicles bad for the environment?

Scientific Reports 14, Article number: 688 (2024) Cite this article The negative impact of used batteries of new energy vehicles on the environment has attracted global attention, and how to effectively deal with used batteries of new energy vehicles has become a hot issue.

Why should we recycle used power batteries?

The recycling of used power batteries is not only related to the response to the waste crisis, sustainable use of resources and environmental protection 11, 12, but also the key to effectively alleviate the challenges of scarce resources such as nickel, lithium, cobalt and manganese under the trend of cobalt-rich nickel 13, 14.

Should a retailer collect EV power batteries?

The retailer has sufficient incentive to collect EV market power batteries, and the collection profits are relatively high. In the OU model, the BCU enterprise must be responsible for collecting power batteries in both the EV and echelon markets, which is less efficient than the OR model.

Should EV batteries be reused or recycled?

According to the waste management hierarchy, reuse is always preferred to recycling. But as the electric vehicle market keeps on growing, the supply of used EV batteries will eventually exceed the quantity that the second-use market can absorb.

Should EV batteries be repurposed?

In the EU, setting (legislative) targets for recycling of lithium from (EV) bat-teries (as per the proposed new Battery Regulation) will provide a major incentive for collection and recycling, supporting the development of the recycling market.