VW-led Consortium to Investigate Whether Batteries Can be Recycled More Than Once

    Listen to this articleReading Time: 2 minutesA Volkswagen-led research consortium will look into whether the most valuable components in batteries can be recovered and reused several times.While battery recycling is becoming a hot topic in the automotive industry, most companies are limiting themselves to reusing components once. However, the HVBatCycle research consortium, consisting of VW, TANIOBIS GmbH, J. Schmalz GmbH, and Viscom AG, as well academics from Aachen University, are looking at keeping cathode metals, electrolyte and graphite permanently in a closed material cycle.“The recycling of batteries and production rejects makes a decisive contribution to securing the supply of raw materials for our planned factories. Through the HVBatCycle project, a holistic view of the recycling processes and thereby the implementation of the closed-loop of battery materials are…

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