Reviewing the Cost–Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles

Danijela Barić (), Silvestar Grabušić, Martina Jakara and Marko Emanović
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Danijela Barić: Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Vukelićeva 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Silvestar Grabušić: Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Vukelićeva 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Jakara: Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Vukelićeva 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Emanović: Center for Vehicles of Croatia, Capraška 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have a wide range of applications in different fields, starting with electronics and energy storage systems. The potential of LIBs in the transportation sector is high, especially for electric vehicles (EVs). This study aims to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of, and justification for, the application of LIBs in the field of transport, primarily in EVs. The research focuses on single and multi-criteria evaluations of the efficiency of LIBs. Previous studies in which LIBs were evaluated using cost–benefit analysis (CBA) and multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) were analysed. An electronic literature search of the Web of Science, Scopus, and other relevant databases was performed. The literature was searched using the keywords: “lithium-ion batteries”; “multi-criteria decision-making”; “cost-benefit analysis”; “energy storage”; “vehicles”; “PROMETHEE” (or other MCDM method)”. A total of 40 scientific articles concerning the application of CBA (of which are 20%) and MCDM methods between 1997 and 2023, worldwide, were analysed. The results show multiple applications of both CBA and MCDM methods. The main findings of the areas of application were summarised and future research was discussed.

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; electric vehicles; evaluation; transportation; CBA; MCDM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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