Information Strategies in the Electric Vehicles (EV) Battery Reverse Supply Chain with Blockchain Technology

The average lifespan of lithium batteries is relatively short and a huge amount of electric vehicle (EV) batteries will be retired in the next decade, leading to considerable environmental concerns and sparking an influx of recycling enterprises into the battery industry. However, unauthorized recyclers often follow recycling processes that are not compliant with the established regulations, which may cause serious harm to the natural environment and humans, resulting in the idle capacity of the authorized recyclers who are unable to achieve economies of scale, and pose challenges such as lack of information sharing and product untraceability. This proposed project will examine the use of blockchain in the EV battery supply chain by answering the following questions: (1) What is the status quo of blockchain implementation in EV battery recycling? (2) How does unauthorized recycling affect the battery recovery supply chain? (3) What is the impact of blockchain technology on closed-loop supply chains (CLSC)? (4) What factors can motivate supply chain participants to adopt blockchain technology to facilitate battery recycling?

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $5000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348328

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mineta Consortium for Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Transportation

  San Jose State University
  San Jose, CA  United States  95112

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Shi, Tianqin

• Start Date: 20240601
• Expected Completion Date: 20250315
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blockchains; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Recycling; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01924326
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mineta Consortium for Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348328
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 12 2024 11:00AM