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Will They Die Another Day? A Decision Support Perspective on Reusing Electric Vehicle Batteries

Beverungen Daniel, Klör Benjamin, Bräuer Sebastian, Monhof Markus

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

The diffusion of electric mobility suffers from an immature and expensive battery technology. Reusing electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) is a prospective opportunity for lowering the total costs of ownership of electric vehicles and using scarce natural resources more efficiently. However, to determine how to reuse a battery is a complex decision problem. In this study we set out to develop a design theory for a class of decision support systems (DSS) that implement two main functions: First, a consideration set of feasible reuse scenarios is compiled based on an assessment of a battery's structure and condition. Second, an offering is configured based on bundling batteries with customized services. We conclude with an outlook to our ongoing design science project that will, amongst others, explore to what extent systems instantiated from the design theory can remedy adverse effects caused by the ‘lemon market' properties of the second-hand battery market.

Details about the publication

Status: Published
Release year: 2015
Language in which the publication is written: English
Conference: Twenty-Third European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2015), Münster
Keywords: Decision Support Systems (DSS); Software Architecture; Electric Vehicles; Electric Vehicle Batteries; Traction Batteries; Reuse; Service Science; Sustainability

Authors from the University of Münster

Beverungen, Daniel
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Bräuer, Sebastian Alexander
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Klör, Benjamin
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Monhof, Markus
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)

Projects the publication originates from

End-Of-Life Solutions for eCar-Batteries – Development of Product-Service-Systems and Information Systems for Decision Support
Duration: 01/12/2013 - 31/03/2015 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project