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T1 Challenges for the Growth of the Electric Vehicle Market - Foresight Brief No. 017 June 2020
T2 Desafíos del crecimiento del mercado de vehículos eléctricos - Foresight Informe 017 Junio de 2020
T2 Les défis de la croissance du marché des véhicules électriques - Note Perspective No. 017
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Schwarzer, Stefan
K1 electric vehicle
K1 greenhouse gas
K1 carbon
K1 electric battery
K1 recycling
K1 renewable energy source
K1 electricity
K1 water
SN Not Available
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33111
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33111
NO Electric vehicles (EV) can play an important part in the decarbonisation of the traffic sector. This helps in climate mitigation and positively impacts the air quality of cities, due to reduced emissions such as CO2, NOx, SO2 and fine particles. In order to become an eco-friendlier product, however, increased efforts must be made to lighten the environmental and social burdens of the mining of rare earth materials, needed especially for the batteries and engines, and its production process. It must be accompanied by a shift of electricity production to renewable energy sources, while pushing for clear guidelines on re-usage and recycling of the batteries.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026