The full version of the Öko-Institut study „Resource efficiency and resource policy aspects of the electro mobility system” is now available in English.

The rapid growth of new technologies in the energy and transport sectors will drive up demand for special resources. The need for rare earths, in particular, is likely to rise disproportionately by 2030. It is therefore vital to develop alternative technology strategies that are not dependent on these valuable resources and to find efficient methods of recycling them. These are among the key findings of a research project that has investigated the resource-policy aspects of electric mobility. The work was carried out by the Öko-Institut in cooperation with Daimler AG, Umicore and TU Clausthal supported by the German Environment Ministry (BMU).

You can find the press release here http://www.oeko.de/press/press_releases/dok/1305.php

and the study in English here: http://www.resourcefever.org/detail/items/resource-efficiency-and-resource-policy-aspects-of-the-electro-m.html