Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Impact of transport electrification on critical metal sustainability with a focus on the heavy-duty segment

  • Han Hao,
  • Yong Geng,
  • James E. Tate,
  • Feiqi Liu,
  • Kangda Chen,
  • Xin Sun,
  • Zongwei Liu,
  • Fuquan Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13400-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Resource impacts from the electrification of transport sector in terms of heavy-duty vehicles are understudied. Here the authors find that a mass deployment of plug-in electric vehicles in the heavy-duty segment at the global level can substantially increase the lithium demand.