10. Sustainability assessment of battery supply chains and externalities in e-bike mobility
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2025-05
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In the context of the E-Bike City, we assessed the environmental impacts of battery production and material sourcing to better understand the sustainability of electric mobility. Lithium, one of the key battery materials, shows highly variable environmental impacts depending on where and how it is produced, in most cases higher than previously estimated. These differences were integrated into updated emission factors and used to compare transport modes. Based on these findings, we report updated greenhouse gas emission intensities per km for different modes of transport, along with corresponding overall externalities.
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The E-Bike City: Designing sustainable streets
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67 - 70
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ETH Zurich, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
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03732 - Hellweg, Stefanie / Hellweg, Stefanie
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Is part of: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000739430