See the electric vehicle battery page for the Ecotech Services recycling service.
Fully electric vehicles are gaining popularity in some countries and there is a corresponding increase in usage here in New Zealand.
Electric vehicle batteries (EV batteries) should be recycled at the end of their useful life on both environmental and humanitarian grounds.
Further information
- Electric vehicle batteries at Wikipedia
- EV range and batteries at the EECA Genless website
- Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave: How Electric Cars Beat Gasoline Cars on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions
- Lima, M.C.C. et al Economic Aspects for Recycling of Used Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles. Energies 2022, 15, 2203.
- Electric vehicle batteries: what you need to know – Energy Saving Trust, UK
- Richard Heaps, Power Trip, Industry insights and data use pilot for Product Stewardship for large batteries in New Zealand, 29 November 2022
News
Car 101: What happens to EV batteries after they die? | Stuff11 January 2023
From raw material mining to battery recycling, end-of-life EVs are a complex matter.
From raw material mining to battery recycling, end-of-life EVs are a complex matter.
Toyota plans ‘circular ecosystem’ for recycling EV batteries | Stuff28 June 2022
Toyota North America has teamed up with a battery recycling company founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel to develop a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem.
Toyota North America has teamed up with a battery recycling company founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel to develop a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem.
Why The EV Industry Has A Massive Supply Problem | CNBC9 March 2022
The United States has a lithium supply problem. Lithium-ion batteries are in everything we use — in phones, laptops, tablets, cameras and increasingly cars.
The United States has a lithium supply problem. Lithium-ion batteries are in everything we use — in phones, laptops, tablets, cameras and increasingly cars.
GM heralded this plant as a model for its electric car future. Then its batteries started exploding. |Stuff2 January 2022
General Motors’ Orion assembly plant was the shining star of the company’s EV future, now it sits idle as the company decides what to do next following the recall of the Chevrolet Bolt due to battery fires.
General Motors’ Orion assembly plant was the shining star of the company’s EV future, now it sits idle as the company decides what to do next following the recall of the Chevrolet Bolt due to battery fires.
Mining the deep sea: will the world’s oceans help power your electric car? | Recycling International21 December 2021
US firm DeepGreen Metals is pioneering a new method to extract metals used for batteries from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
US firm DeepGreen Metals is pioneering a new method to extract metals used for batteries from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Ford invests in electric vehicle battery recycling company | Stuff23 September 2021
Ford is investing in an upstart electric vehicle battery recycling company started by a former Tesla executive.
Ford is investing in an upstart electric vehicle battery recycling company started by a former Tesla executive.
EVs catch fire a lot less frequently than ICE vehicles, but when they do, it is generally a lot worse | Stuff. 5 August 2021
EVs catch fire a lot less frequently than ICE vehicles, but when they do, it is generally a lot worse.
Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries? | BBCApril 2021
In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.
In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.
The Problem with Switching to EVs | Newsroom5 March 2021
The Climate Change Commission report highlights electrifying our transport system as a priority, but Alan Brent lays out the potential burdens of switching to EVs.
The Climate Change Commission report highlights electrifying our transport system as a priority, but Alan Brent lays out the potential burdens of switching to EVs.
New solution for lithium recovery from electric cars | Recycling International17 February 2021
Researchers in China have discovered a new way to extract lithium from used lithium iron phosphate batteries. The innovative process generates
Researchers in China have discovered a new way to extract lithium from used lithium iron phosphate batteries. The innovative process generates
World must act to prevent a mountain of EV batteries | RNZ29 November 2019
Researchers are warning that as more and more consumers switch to electric vehicles, better methods of recycling their batteries are urgently needed to prevent a mountain of waste. One million EVs sold around the world in 2017 including 546 here, up from 63 in 2016. In September this year, 605 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold in New Zealand.
Researchers are warning that as more and more consumers switch to electric vehicles, better methods of recycling their batteries are urgently needed to prevent a mountain of waste. One million EVs sold around the world in 2017 including 546 here, up from 63 in 2016. In September this year, 605 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold in New Zealand.
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