Raw material potential of battery recycling in the automotive industry and options for meeting extended producer responsibility in Europe
Material Cycles for Traction Batteries
February 2026
Agora Verkehrswende — together with the Oeko-Institute and with support from Stiftung GRS Batterien — has examined in this study how value chains and material cycles for lithium-ion batteries in the automotive sector are likely to evolve, and what business models for lithium-ion battery recyclin
