An abridged life-cycle assessment of electric vehicle batteries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Steele, Nancy L C ^a   Allen, David T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES; RECYCLING; SERVICE LIFE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LEAD ACID BATTERIES; NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CADMIUM; LEAD; NICKEL; SODIUM; SULFUR;

BATTERY RECYCLING; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; POLITICS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031963201     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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