Driving rural energy access: a second-life application for electric-vehicle batteries

Hanjiro Ambrose, Dimitry Gershenson, Alexander Gershenson, Daniel M. Kammen · 2014 · Environmental Research Letters

Summary. Retired electric vehicle batteries can power rural energy grids in developing countries more cheaply and sustainably than current lead-acid systems. The authors model how batteries from EVs sold through 2020 will generate 120–549 GWh of storage capacity by 2028, sufficient to support community-scale microgrids. Four economic scenarios across different battery chemistries show feasible deployment pathways that could significantly expand electrification in remote areas.

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Ambrose, H., Gershenson, D., Gershenson, A., & Kammen, D. M.. (2014). Driving rural energy access: a second-life application for electric-vehicle batteries. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094004

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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094004
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: energy, climate-and-environment
Added: 2026-04-28