RECIRCULATE, a second life for the electric vehicle batteries

Tomi Pitkäaho
Athith Sagar
Tero Kaarlela

The rapid growth in battery demand raises questions about sustainability and the limited amount of rare materials. While recycling the batteries to raw materials enables the preservation of rare raw materials, recycling consumes time and energy, reducing the value of recycled batteries. Repurposing and reusing for second-life applications is resource-wise compared to recycling.

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