# Chemistries Moonshot: An Entirely Recyclable Car

## TL;DR

This paper explores how the automotive and chemical industries can work together to create a fully recyclable car using sustainable materials and AI-driven research.

## Contribution

The paper proposes integrating generative AI with experimental validation to accelerate the development of sustainable, recyclable materials for cars.

## Key findings

- Current approaches to reducing fossil fuel dependency in cars are insufficient for full sustainability.
- Closed-loop systems and renewable resources are essential for achieving a circular economy in the automotive industry.
- AI and high-throughput experiments can speed up the discovery of sustainable materials with recycling properties.

## Abstract

Automobiles depend on fossil resources – both
to create
the device and to power it. The automotive industry has decreased
this dependency on fossil fuels by developing more fuel-efficient
combustion engines, lightweight designs, and biofuels. The rise of
battery electric vehicles (BEVs) offers the chance to reduce the fossil
footprint by avoiding fuel combustion and exhaust emission. Disruptive
approaches toward a truly sustainable car are far from being market-ready.
To reach a completely sustainable car, the automotive industry must
address the carbon footprint of material production, which is based
in the chemical sector. The automotive and chemical industries have
to adopt closed-loop thinking, utilize renewable resources for biodegradables,
as well as develop novel materials and designs for efficient recycling.
Disruptive approaches can arise from predictive models that can accelerate
chemical research and enable the discovery of sustainable materials
with desirable recycling properties. Integrating generative artificial
intelligence (AI) with high-throughput experimental validation will
shorten material development cycles and advance the transition to
more sustainable products. Moving toward a fully recyclable car is
aligning research and development efforts from the chemical sector
to the automotive industry and beyond, presenting a giant leap toward
a circular economy.