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A Systematic Review of Electric Vehicle Supply Chains: Challenges and Research Agenda

Xiaojun Wang et al.

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management2026https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2026.3679958article
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Abstract

Among a growing scholarly discourse on electric vehicle (EV) supply chains, much of the existing literature remains fragmented and lacks a clear agenda for future research. Drawing on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, this study presents a systematic review of peer-reviewed research on the EV supply chain published between 2010 and 2025 and yields 501 articles. We combine structured content analysis with topic modeling, which identifies six cross-disciplinary themes: adoption, policy, and market design, EV routing and scheduling, charging infrastructure, shared mobility platforms, grid integration and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) markets, and battery-swapping models. We synthesize the main debates within each theme and surface five cross-cutting challenges that cut horizontally across themes: interoperability and standards; capital intensity and risk allocation; upstream supply, circularity, and asset longevity; data governance; and equity and access. Collectively, our findings provide an integrated framework, a forward-looking research agenda, and impactful scholarly discourse on scaling EV supply chains

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@article{xiaojun2026,
  title        = {{A Systematic Review of Electric Vehicle Supply Chains: Challenges and Research Agenda}},
  author       = {Xiaojun Wang et al.},
  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2026.3679958},
}

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