Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry

This report examines the role of lithium-ion battery reuse and recycling in supporting India's energy transition, specifically focusing on how a circular economy can meet storage demands and reduce reliance on imported precious metals.

• India has set targets to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy generation and reduce projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tons by 2030, goals that require increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption and grid storage.
• Depending on the rate of EV adoption, India is projected to have between 3.5 and 17 GWh of lithium-ion batteries from freight and passenger vehicles reach the end of their usable life by 2030.
• Implementing a circular economy for batteries through reuse and recycling can improve resource security for the power and transportation sectors, reduce dependence on imported precious metals for domestic manufacturing, and stimulate job growth and economic development.

APA

RMI (2022). Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry. https://rmi.org/resources/towards-a-sustainable-battery-manufacturing-industry/

Chicago

RMI. Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry. 2022. https://rmi.org/resources/towards-a-sustainable-battery-manufacturing-industry/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2022towards, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/towards-a-sustainable-battery-manufacturing-industry/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }