Embodied Carbon Footprint of Electric Motor in Electric Vehicles in Context of Circular Versus Linear Flow of Manufacturing Materials

The purpose of this study is to explore and quantify the environmental impacts of recycling and reusing of materials used in manufacturing of electric motor required for electric vehicles (EVs). This study focuses primarily on the end-of-life and production phases of the electric machine used in the EVs. We have used carbon emission as an indicator of environmental impacts, with objective of reuse and recycle of materials required for EV motor and prevention of further environmental damage. We have compared emissions through the carbon embodiments of the materials that are used in fabrication of motor of EV, and then discussed possible methods of analysis of carbon emission reduction and primary steps on the journey to ideal reuse of materials in the EV motor.