Reuse and Repower: How to Save Money and Clean the Grid with Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries

This paper examines the potential for electric power production in California from used electric vehicle batteries. The capacity could be sufficient to meet one-thrid of state mandates for energy storage capacity by utilities. Barriers to such utilization include economic uncertainty; complex and adverse regulatory structures; liability concerns; and, a lack of battery performance data. Possible solutions to address those barriers include improved demonstration projects; an industry-led regulatory working group to identify and address regulatory conflicts; technical performance standards; and, increased funding and incentives for data collection.

• Record URL:
  https://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/ccelp/Reuse_and_Repower_--_Web_Copy.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5nk5nbc/1/producer%2FBL-2014-09.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  School of Law, Boalt Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  University of California, Los Angeles

  School of Law
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90024

  Bank of America

  555 California Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94137
• Authors:
  • Elkind, Ethan N
• Publication Date: 2014-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 31p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Electric batteries; Electric utilities; Electric vehicles; Energy storage devices; Performance measurement; Regulations
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572466
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2015 4:43PM