To prevent global warming, a variety of governments are investing in electric vehicle research and especially in Korea, electric vehicle is trying to be applicable to public transportation. Lithium batteries used in electric vehicles such as mobile ph...
To prevent global warming, a variety of governments are investing in electric vehicle research and especially in Korea, electric vehicle is trying to be applicable to public transportation. Lithium batteries used in electric vehicles such as mobile phone and laptops are mainly used and life cycle is expected to 1-2 year. If electric vehicles are used popularly, many discarded batteries will occur and it is harmful to the environment. In addition, lithium batteries are explosive in nature and should be treated cautiously. Therefore, reverse logistics is needed to handle the batteries efficiently and safely. Reverse logistics includes the collection, remanufacturing, recycling and discarding of the waste. In this study, reverse logistics process for electric vehicle batteries is developed through the analysis of the AS-IS process of the lead and lithium batteries. In addition, disposal regulations for electric vehicle batteries are proposed based on the current law of the waste of the conventional batteries.