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    Design recommendations for life cycle of battery packs
    (2021-12-03) Quijano-Ortiz, Felipe; Seepersad, Carolyn
    Electrification of the transportation sector is becoming a popular solution to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, and lithium-ion batteries are the essential technology making electromobility possible. Automobile manufacturers currently optimize their battery strategy for fast charge, long range, and safety for the duration of the vehicle’s life. Battery packs must eventually be replaced as they degrade and lose performance. While end of life batteries are not useful in electric vehicles, they can be repurposed to work in alternative energy storage products with lower performance. Once they can no longer store energy, they can be recycled to recover valuable metals and reintroduce them into newer batteries. Battery pack performance, cost, and environmental impact differ across the industry since there is a lack of battery pack design standards. The goal of this work is to study the design choices that facilitate reusability and recyclability of electric vehicle battery packs and compile a list of design recommendations