A Hybrid Decision-Making Model Based on the Plithogenic Set Theory for Distributed Ledger Technology Selection in Electric Vehicle Digital Battery Passport Systems
Received: 11 February 2026 | Revised: 6 March 2026 and 17 March 2026 | Accepted: 18 March 2026 | Online: 9 April 2026
Corresponding author: Ngoc Tien Tran
Abstract
The accelerating adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) has intensified the need for efficient and sustainable life-cycle management of Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs). However, the complexity of battery supply chains, data fragmentation, and varying technological characteristics among distributed ledger platforms create significant uncertainty in selecting an appropriate infrastructure for implementing Digital Battery Passports (DBP). This study proposes a structured decision-support model to evaluate and differentiate among Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) under an uncertain decision environment. The proposed framework integrates the plithogenic set theory to capture expert uncertainty and inconsistency, the Best–Worst Method (BWM) to determine the relative importance of evaluation criteria, and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to rank alternative platforms. The model is applied to assess eight leading DLT platforms for DBP implementation in the automotive context. The results indicate that Hedera is the most suitable platform, achieving the highest TOPSIS closeness coefficient (0.8223), followed by IOTA and EOS. The findings confirm that incorporating contradiction-aware uncertainty modeling into a hybrid MCDM framework enhances the robustness and transparency of DLT platform selection for DBP-oriented applications.
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digital battery passport, MCDM method, plithogenic set, electric vehiclesDownloads
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