Abstract
As the demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries grows, ensuring the availability of raw materials and addressing the environmental and social impacts of battery production and disposal have become vital concerns. Business models that give batteries a second life – through reuse, repurposing and recycling – can substantially reduce material needs and environmental effects. Over time, these practices may also unlock new domestic value streams, create job opportunities and reduce battery costs. This project is a comprehensive analysis of the end-of-life (EOL) electric vehicle (EV) battery landscape, focusing on circular economy principles and market valuation. It also examines the supply chain mechanisms for recovering and redistributing valuable materials from spent batteries and assesses the market dynamics that influence their economic value.
Keywords
electric vehicle batteries, second life, end-of-life (EOL), electric vehicle (EV), environmental effect
Document Type
Report
Date of Publication
9-2025
Publisher
iMOVE Australia
School
School of Engineering
Funders
G1007058, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
First Page
1
Last Page
69
Comments
Aziz, A., Al-Hanahi, B., Habibi, D., & Ahmad, I. (September, 2025). EV Batteries Next Lives. Edith Cowan University and iMOVE Australia. https://doi.org/10.25958/8gtt-jr03