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Interdependence in the North American Electric Vehicle Transition: Effects of Trade on Vehicle Supply, Material Circularity, and Life Cycle Environmental Impacts

Research Product Type
Dissertation / Thesis
The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is a crucial step toward decarbonizing the transportation sector. However, integrating this new technology disrupts existing supply chains and introduces complex challenges related to vehicle supply, material circularity, and life cycle environmental impacts. This dissertation examines the EV transition in North America amid longstanding regional trade integration, focusing on how cross-border dynamics influence the allocation of economic opportunities and environmental risks across the region.

Towards a Just Electric Vehicle Transition in North America: Analysis of Regional Trade and its Effects on Supply and Life Cycle Impacts

  • Principal Investigator Francisco Parés Olguín
  • University of California, Davis
With increasing electric vehicle (EV) demand, EVs have entered the international second-hand (SH) vehicle market, risking economic and environmental burdens through spent batteries. This research addresses challenges associated with the EV transition in North America.
Project Status
Complete
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