Collection mode choice of spent electric vehicle batteries: considering collection competition and third-party economies of scale

With the rapid development of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, the recycling of spent EV batteries has attracted considerable attention. The establishment and optimization of the collection mode is a key link in regulating the recycling of spent EV batteries. This paper investigates an EV battery...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 6691 - 14
Main Author: Li, Xin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.04.2022
Nature Publishing Group
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Subjects:
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Competition
Electric vehicles
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Recycling
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Supply chains
Third party
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Summary:With the rapid development of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, the recycling of spent EV batteries has attracted considerable attention. The establishment and optimization of the collection mode is a key link in regulating the recycling of spent EV batteries. This paper investigates an EV battery supply chain including an EV manufacturer, an EV retailer, and a third-party collector and analyzes three dual-channel collection modes. The optimal pricing and collection decisions of the three dual-channel collection modes are obtained and compared. The collection mode choice strategy and the effects of third-party economies of scale are explored. Three interesting insights are derived: (i) Third-party economies of scale can improve the collection rate of spent EV batteries and the profit of the supply chain. (ii) The optimal collection mode choice depends on the intensity of collection competition and the third-party economies of scale. (iii) When the intensity of collection competition and the third-party economies of scale are high enough, the EV retailer and the third-party dual-channel collection mode is the optimal mode; otherwise, the EV manufacturer and the EV retailer dual-channel collection mode is optimal.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-10433-3