Learn how Hitachi's Life Cycle Management solution enables the creation of a circular supply chain for lithium-ion batteries (that are used in EVs) by leveraging data to ensure optimal use and recycling and deliver both environmental and economic benefits.

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Partnering on Circular Economy Innovations for EV Battery
Traceability and Reporting

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Contents
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 The Need for a Circular Economy Innovation
 Taking the Challenge Head-On.
 The Hitachi Advantage - Battery Life-cycle Management Solutions
 Partners in Sustainable, Climate-Friendly Circular Battery Ecosystem

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The Need for Circular Economy Innovation
As the electrification of transportation gains
traction, there is increasing pressure on
manufacturers to commit to sustainability
practices that support a circular economy, and
this is putting the electric vehicle (EV) battery
supply chain under scrutiny.
While the EV revolution is making an important
contribution to climate change mitigation and
sustainability, it must also embrace an entirely
new approach to the battery lifecycle - from
creation to ownership to recycling and returning
to the top of the supply chain.
Battery manufacturers, EV and original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), fleet
and energy storage system (ESS) operators,
and battery refurbishers and recyclers all
must meet the challenge of ensuring
optimal material sourcing, production and
use of batteries for electric vehicles.

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Taking the Challenge Head-on…
To address the carbon emissions challenge
and support the circular economy,
manufacturers must forge a path to
environmental practices while also
supporting financial performance.
To support a circular economy for EV
batteries, lithium-ion recycling must allow
material resources to be reused in a way
that delivers both environmental and
economic benefits.
One of the biggest challenges is knowing when
it's time to recycle batteries and address this
problem with asset identification standards,
where each individual battery cell in a vehicle
can be tracked against life cycle touch points.
This would require improved labeling, unique
serialization, a cloud capture system and
longer-term digital asset monitoring.

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The Hitachi Advantage - Battery Life-cycle Management Solutions
Rapid Diagnostics of Battery Degradation & Life-span
The Life Cycle Management Solution for Lithium-ion
Batteries evaluates batteries during or after use in just
minutes and provides an assessment of the
performance degradation and remaining life of each
battery. The service captures battery charge and
discharge data and sends it to the cloud for analysis
and reporting. The entire process is automated and can
be completed with minimal effort.
Data-Driven EV Battery Lifecycle Traceability
The Life Cycle Management solution for Lithium-ion
batteries not only enables advances in speed, but also
in the data sophistication required to identify the
assets needed to track individual batteries throughout
the battery lifecycle, from raw material through
manufacturing to installation, whether in EVs,
construction equipment, or mobility devices.
Sustainable EV Battery Lifecycle Management

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Partners in Sustainable, Climate-Friendly Circular Battery Ecosystem
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innovation.hitachi/en-us/think-ahead/transportation/ev-
battery-lifecycle-management-solution/
Digitally driven green innovation is at the heart of
Hitachi's mission and its approach to meeting customers'
challenges.
Hitachi's Life Cycle Management solution enables the
creation of a circular supply chain for lithium-ion
batteries by leveraging technology and data to ensure
optimal use and recycling, delivering both environmental
and economic benefits.
The rapid diagnostics of battery degradation method
developed by Hitachi High-Tech is just one example. We
are committed to continuous improvement and
expansion of future features for our Life Cycle
Management ecosystem.

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