D7.8 LCA assessment - Public Version

In this Deliverable the results deriving from the activity performed in Workpackage 7, Task 7.7 of the "CarE-Service" Project is summarised. The objective of this task was the analysis of the potential benefits deriving from the End-Of-Life management of the various value chains applied to the Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, from an environmental perspective. The activity in Task 7.7 can be further divided into two Sub-Tasks: oSub-Task 1: Life Cycle Assessment (in charge of FCA) oSub-Task 2: definition of the Circularity Indicators according to the Sustainable Development Goals (in charge of JRC) Concerning Sub-Task 1, the evaluation of the environmental impacts has been carried out through the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology following the Guidelines established by the ISO 14040-14044 Standard. The LCA has been applied to the three value chains (batteries, metals and technopolymers) as well as to the e-mobility services. Concerning Sub-Task 2 circular indicators were computed based on a Material Flow Analysis (MFA). These indicators represent the ratios between (i) current (and potential future) demand of materials in the automotive sector and (ii) potential supply of secondary materials obtained through innovative CarE-Service solutions for the batteries and techno-polymers value chains.