Navigating the emergence of circular ecosystems for electric vehicle battery second life : Prerequisites and pathways in firm- and ecosystem-level interactions
(2025) In Technovation 147.- Abstract
Firms require multi-stakeholder ecosystems to successfully create and implement circular business models for electric vehicle (EV) battery second life. However, there is a notable absence of guiding instruments to assist EV battery ecosystem actors in formulating and managing strategies for battery second-life operations. This study's aim is to analyze how circular ecosystems are formed and managed, considering the interplay between firm-level and ecosystem-level interactions. The study identifies 17 prerequisites divided into four stages of circular ecosystem management, considering the interplay between firm- and ecosystem-level aspects, as well as short- and long-term perspectives. These four stages of circular ecosystem management... (More)
Firms require multi-stakeholder ecosystems to successfully create and implement circular business models for electric vehicle (EV) battery second life. However, there is a notable absence of guiding instruments to assist EV battery ecosystem actors in formulating and managing strategies for battery second-life operations. This study's aim is to analyze how circular ecosystems are formed and managed, considering the interplay between firm-level and ecosystem-level interactions. The study identifies 17 prerequisites divided into four stages of circular ecosystem management, considering the interplay between firm- and ecosystem-level aspects, as well as short- and long-term perspectives. These four stages of circular ecosystem management are firm-level assessment, ecosystem formation, firm-level adaptation, and ecosystem orchestration. Based on these four stages, the study identifies three distinct pathways through which EV battery ecosystem actors can effectively form and manage second-life operations. Additionally, a decision tree model is proposed to navigate ecosystem actors through these four stages for enabling battery second-life operations. This research makes a valuable contribution to the field of ecosystem management and circular ecosystems, specifically by examining the interplay between firm-level and ecosystem-level dynamics within the context of EV battery second-life operations. The findings hold significance for both academic researchers and practitioners seeking to implement and scale-up circular business models and circular ecosystems in the realm of EV batteries.
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- author
- Chirumalla, Koteshwar ; Stefan, Ioana ; Kulkov, Ignat ; Johansson, Glenn LU and Dahlquist, Erik
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025-09
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Battery circularity, Circular batteries, Circular business models, Ecosystem management, Ecosystem orchestration, EV battery ecosystem
- in
- Technovation
- volume
- 147
- article number
- 103306
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105011163154
- ISSN
- 0166-4972
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103306
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 63bae369-c9fe-4a78-8997-9fef175ddc81
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- 2025-10-29 15:38:51
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- 2025-10-29 15:39:51
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author = {{Chirumalla, Koteshwar and Stefan, Ioana and Kulkov, Ignat and Johansson, Glenn and Dahlquist, Erik}},
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language = {{eng}},
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series = {{Technovation}},
title = {{Navigating the emergence of circular ecosystems for electric vehicle battery second life : Prerequisites and pathways in firm- and ecosystem-level interactions}},
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doi = {{10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103306}},
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