Current status of environmental, health, and safety issues of nickel metal-hydride batteries for electric vehicles

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10182941· OSTI ID:10182941

Corbus, D; Hammel, C J; Mark, J

This report identifies important environment, health, and safety issues associated with nickel metal-hydride (Ni-MH) batteries and assesses the need for further testing and analysis. Among the issues discussed are cell and battery safety, workplace health and safety, shipping requirements, and in-vehicle safety. The manufacture and recycling of Ni-MH batteries are also examined. This report also overviews the ``FH&S`` issues associated with other nickel-based electric vehicle batteries; it examines venting characteristics, toxicity of battery materials, and the status of spent batteries as a hazardous waste.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 10182941
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-463-5475; ON: DE93017079; TRN: 93:020158
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Aug 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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