lithium-ion batteries

Battery Technologies for Current and Future Heavy-Duty and Transit Electric Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Andrew Burke, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This research project will study battery technologies that can significantly increase the energy density to at least 500 Wh/kg or higher and reduce charging time to fifteen minutes or lower and have a cell cost to the original equipment manufacturer of $70/kWh or lower in a large battery pack (>500 kWh).
Project Status
In Progress

Capitol Hill Research Briefing - Sustaining EV Transitions: Regulations, Batteries, and Supply Chains

In this briefing, researchers from the National Center for Sustainable Transportation provided insight into policies that can help sustain the EV transition, and the implications these policies have for critical minerals, supply chains, the environment, and communities.

Electric vehicle lithium-ion battery recycled content standards for the US – targets, costs, and environmental impacts

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
Lithium-ion battery recycling can decrease life cycle environmental impacts of electric vehicles (EVs) and assist in securing domestic supply chains; however, the US has no policies for recycling of batteries at their end-of-life. This analysis calculates feasible RCSs for the US based on future sale projections, techno-economic assessment, life cycle assessment, and material flow analysis.

Review and Analysis of Current and Future Battery Technologies for Transit Electric Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Petros Ioannou, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
To meet sales requirements of zero-emission transit buses, medium-duty (MD) trucks, and heavy-duty (HD) trucks in California, improvements in battery performance and costs are necessary. This project will support this transition through analysis of battery capabilities, charging infrastructure availability, and vehicle routing strategies.
Project Status
In Progress

Should high-cobalt EV batteries be repurposed? Using LCA to assess the impact of technological innovation on the waste hierarchy

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
This research assesses whether the development of reduced-cobalt energy dense cathode chemistry and the use of columnar silicon thin film anode will change the currently understood waste hierarchy of lithium-ion batteries, which prioritizes reuse or repurposing prior to recycling. The assessment considers the life cycle environmental impacts of two end-of-life management routes for a high-cobalt LIB: first, recycling the battery immediately after the first use life to produce a new, and less material intensive battery, and second, repurposing the battery for a stationary storage application followed by recycling.

What do frontline communities want to know about lithium extraction? Identifying research areas to support environmental justice in Lithium Valley, California

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
To align with the principles of environmental justice, the burdens and benefits of clean energy supply chains should be distributed equitably, with decision-making processes that empower local communities to participate. As a case study, this article analyzes public meetings about a developing lithium industry in Imperial, California, and reviews relevant literature to build a research agenda that is guided by the priorities of local stakeholders.
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