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Advancements in battery technology are driven by many factors, including the need for a sustainable and efficient way to store energy in a safe way. As energy storage needs change, battery technology advances to meet them, says Steve Christensen, executive director of the Responsible Battery Coalition in an email interview. “For specific applications, such as electric vehicles (EVs), there's often a balance of how these needs are met.”

The results of a yearlong study by the Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) comparing electric vehicle (EV) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle total cost of ownership (TCO) show that smaller vehicles of both types are cost-competitive while larger ones are more expensive.

The University of Michigan Finds that EVs are competitive to ICEVs when considering energy costs, insurance and purchase incentives, among other factors

In 2017, Clarios founded the Responsible Battery Coalition and partnered with the World Economic Forum to form the Global Battery Alliance to expand and accelerate the circular economy for the batteries of today and tomorrow. These efforts have brought together governments, NGOs, leading companies and academics to advance the development of an increasingly sustainable and circular battery economy.

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said, “The Backhaul Alaska program deserves our support, and I’m pleased to see the Responsible Battery Coalition joining forces with Alaskans...

This is the first time both Clarios and FedEx have been recognized for this award. Clarios is one of only 8 honorees in the Automotive industry and FedEx is the only honoree in the Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry for this year. In 2023, 135 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 46 industries, according to Ethisphere. 

“Li-Cycle lives up to the RBC’s Green Principles by putting the circularity in the circular economy and creating a new life for the critical minerals in lithium-ion batteries,” said Steve Christensen, Executive Director of the Responsible Battery Coalition

The RBC issued the following statement on the public-private partnership Li-Bridge’s “Building a Robust and Resilient U.S. Lithium Battery Supply Chain” report.

Since last year's State of the Union Address, the federal government has taken major first steps to lay the groundwork for a closed-loop recycling system for next-generation EV Batteries. It is important that America continue to innovate to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of key battery materials and advance a cleaner economy

Whether it’s advanced batteries for EVs or for energy storage, foreign pressures on strategic resources and the global supply chain are at odds with our domestic energy policies and ambitions.

We would like to publicly thank Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy for his long-standing and passionate support for global lead pollution prevention in low- and middle-income countries.

The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) today announced the launch of a comprehensive research project with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs).

The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden this month contains $3 billion to help the U.S. Postal Service decarbonize its mail-delivery fleet and shift to electric vehicles. On the heels of the Aug. 16 bill-signing ceremony at the White House, a new University of Michigan study

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC), a coalition of leading battery industry and battery-use stakeholders, issued the following statement regarding the incentives to stimulate wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) contained in the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Joe Biden today:

Backhaul Alaska removed 100,000 pounds of spent vehicles and equipment batteries from bush communities. On the phone to talk about this work today are Dr. Lynn Zender, who is the executive director of Zender Environmental, and John Kyte with the Responsible Battery Coalition, where he’s the director of communications and programs

Anchorage, AK — The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) today applauded Backhaul Alaska’s successful 2021 program, which retrieved and recycled approximately 100,000 pounds of spent lead acid batteries from more than three dozen remote Alaskan communities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) today applauded the release of new research on improving electric delivery vehicle charging strategies from the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. The study found that electrifying vehicles is an effective way to lower a delivery fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions and may also lower a delivery fleet’s cost over the lifetime of the vehicle. A link to the study can be found here.

California has done more than any other state to facilitate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, and it recently announced new measures to do so again. This time, however, the state is pursuing an EV policy whose tradeoffs have not yet been sufficiently evaluated.

In this installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Birgit Matthiesen, Antonio J. Rivera, and James Kim invite Steve Christensen, the executive director of the Responsible Battery Coalition, to discuss how the USMCA impacts the North American battery industry.