Info Sheet: Collection and Transportation Logistics of Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

The Collection and Transportation Logistics of Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Info Sheet outlines main barriers to efficient battery collection systems, including high costs for long-distance transportation, complexity of handling battery scrap, and lack of policy and regulation. Such lack of a coordinated collection and transportation network has environmental justice implications, especially in countries in the Global South, where unregulated recycling practices pose risks to workers and the environment without adequate infrastructure or safety measures. Governments can play a pivotal role in coordinating for strategic facility citing, ensuring open access to battery state of health information, and providing incentives for battery collection.