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. 2019 Jun;145:279–291. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.022

Table 2.

Assumptions for the assessed scenarios.

Flow/Process Parameter REP-0 SCENARIO REP-20 SCENARIO REP-80 SCENARIO
Lost batteries (missing cars) l coll Annual linear decrease from 40% (in 2005) to 10% (in 2030) Annual linear decrease from 40% (in 2005) to 10% (in 2030) Annual linear decrease from 40% (in 2005) to 10% (in 2030)
Remanufacturing βrem 0% 0% 20%
Batteries for repurposing (from dismantlers) β’dism 0% Annual linear increase from 0% (in 2005) to 20% (in 2030) 70%
Not collected batteries(from dismantlers) l dism 10% 10% 10%
Batteries to recycling (from dismantlers) γdism 100% - (βrem - β’dism - l dism) 100% - (βrem - β’dism - l dism) 100% - (βrem - β’dism - l dism)
Not remanufacturable batteries β’rem 0% 0% 20%
Batteries for repurposing (from car dealers) β’maint 0% Annual linear increase from 0% to 20% 100%
Lost spent batteries (from car dealers) l maint 0% 0% 0%
Batteries to recycling (from car dealers) γmaint 100% - (β’maint - l maint) 100% - (β’maint - l maint) 100% - (β’maint - l maint)
Batteries to recycling (from second-use applications) γs-u INPUT INPUT INPUT
No more usable batteries for second-use applications γrep 0% from β’maint
0% from β'rem
0% from β’dism
0% from β’maint
0% from β'rem
10% from β’dism
0% from β’maint
0% from β'rem
10% from β’dism