Availability of Critical Raw Materials for Electric Vehicles

摘要

Battery-electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Fuelcell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) are key technologies when it comes to the decarbonization of the transport sector [1, 2]. However, both of these vehicle technologies require raw materials which previously were of little relevance (or of far less relevance) to this sector and whose demand is set to increase considerably in?the future. The use of a raw material generally involves a complex profile of global supply chains – a fact which presents a variety of challenges.