Syntes: Business ecosystem for EV battery circularity

As more things become electrified, the need for batteries increases. As the metals in batteries are rare, difficult to extract and limited, we cannot rely solely on the use of virgin metals for them, but must also recycle discarded batteries. In the near term, we are facing a situation where there will be more and more end-of-life batteries from the vehicle fleet. Syntes focused on exactly these used batteries and how they can be circulated on a secondary market, in the form of "Second Life" batteries.

The purpose of the project was to survey the business ecosystem perspective on circularity  through a literature study. The results of the project are collected in a final report and have also been published internationally

The reuse of electric car batteries involves both technical and business challenges. How can we ensure that adequate battery health data is collected and used to provide an accurate evaluation of the value of an EV battery that is removed from a vehicle? Which business models are needed? The Syntes final report presents sustainable models for circularity in the context of recycled batteries by analyzing the market scenarios market scenarios, studying the processes and relationships between stakeholders and reviewing enablers and ecosystems. We also discuss opportunities, challenges and regulations to support a comprehensive understanding of the sustainable sustainable circularity process for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries.