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A circular economy approach is needed for electric vehicles

Illustration showing the lifecycle of electric vehicles.

IIIEE researcher Jessika Luth Richter has written a comment article published in Nature Electronics: "A circular economy approach is needed for electric vehicles". She explains that the full life cycle of electric vehicles needs to be considered in order to avoid creating resource issues while trying to achieve the necessary climate goals. She explains that the transition to electric vehicles is likely to be more sustainable if approached from both climate and circular economy perspectives.

The article can be viewed here (link to Nature Electronics, will open in a new window)