Recycling & Reuse

Consolidation Is Happening On Where To Source Second-Life Batteries

Used batteries can originate from a number of sources: used EVs, test vehicle batteries, scrap yards, overproduction stocks, struggling OEMs

The complexity in managing such a disparate number of sources, as well as different battery architectures, can only be solved through meticulous product documentation, performance testing and validation, and logistics know-how

A number of companies have stepped up to deal with this complexity and smooth out the whole purchasing experience, and many of them have not made it to 2025

The BatteReverse project keeps track of all second-life battery stakeholders within wider EU, and only four marketplaces are listed, namely Circunomics Germany), Cling Systems Sweden, GBD Norway, and Second Life EV Batteries UK

Some repurposers source their batteries directly from OEMs, although this creates a vendor lock-in problem

Source: BatteReverse

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