Still too many gaps

The mobility transformation is leading to a significant increase in demand for raw materials as well as challenges in the globally networked supply chains for batteries. For European manufacturers, the main challenge is the sufficient supply of relevant key raw materials. This is growing even more due to the recyclate use quotas provided for in the new EU Battery Regulation. These are the challenges addressed in the study "Material cycles for traction batteries - raw material potentials of battery recycling in the automotive industry and options for fulfilling extended producer responsibility in Europe", which was conducted by the Oeko-Institut on behalf of GRS and with the support of Agora Verkehrswende.