Summarizes how policy can accelerate battery reuse and recycling to reduce raw material demand and strengthen the environmental and economic benefits of the transition to electric vehicles.
Life-cycle analysis
How technology, recycling, and policy can mitigate supply risks to the long-term transition to zero-emission vehicles
Assesses fundamental supply questions regarding zero-emission vehicles, including raw materials, battery production, and vehicle production.
Beyond road vehicles: Survey of zero-emission technology options across the transport sector
This working paper discusses the potential of zero-emission technologies to reduce emissions from non-road transport, including aviation, maritime, off-road, and rail.
Transitioning to zero-emission heavy-duty freight vehicles
In this report, we assess zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle technology to support decarbonization of the freight sector. We compare the evolution of heavy-duty diesel, diesel hybrid, natural gas, fuel cell, and battery electric technologies in the 2025-2030 timeframe....
Assessment of next-generation electric vehicle technologies
This report analyzes emerging electric vehicle technologies in terms of the models offered, electric range, battery capacity, and battery cost across major global markets. The analysis is based on public automaker and supplier announcements, as well as research by...
Going electric: A future with billions of tons less carbon
With over a million electric vehicles now on the world's roads, and the Paris Climate Summit nearing a much-anticipated climate deal, it's a good moment to contemplate the potential of EVs as one of the really big climate solutions. Do we think electric drive really...
Global climate change mitigation potential from a transition to electric vehicles
Many governments have announced climate change mitigation commitments that include national or regional commitments to reduce their carbon emissions in the 2025-2035 timeframe. These commitments tend not to have detailed sector-specific, technology-specific...