Posts Tagged: recycle
October 17, 2018
Manufacturing Electric Vehicles with Recycled Materials
Recycled materials have been used in cars for over a decade now, but mostly in out-of-sight places, like under the bonnet components. And they have always represented a very low proportion of total vehicle weight. As recycled material quality has improved, there’s been a recent growth in the use of recycled materials in more visible areas of the car, especially in vehicle interiors. Several[...]
June 18, 2018
The potential of EV batteries in a closed supply chain
Electric vehicle (EV) Li-ion batteries, like any other battery, is an energy storage facility. Highly debated topics once an EV retires, is how to, one, safely recycle? And two, prolong the life-cycle of an EV battery? Once an EV loses 20-30% of battery capacity, it may no longer be deemed suitable for vehicle operation. But, instead of putting the battery to waste industry are[…]