For a successful clean energy transition in the U.S., the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries must grow substantially. But the U.S. relies heavily on other countries for these materials and ...

A new strategy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is based on a hydrometallurgical process in neutral solution. This allows for the extraction of lithium and other valuable metals in an ...

MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, ...

Mercedes-Benz opened an in-house battery recycling plant. The facility will produce enough materials to make 50,000 new battery modules annually, the company says. EV battery recycling is a niche but ...

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is facing emerging challenges in the shape of lithium battery recycling capacity and China announcing that it will limit the export of graphite needed for EV ...

As more and more Americans embrace electric vehicles, automakers and the federal government are racing to secure the materials needed to build EV batteries, including by pouring billions of dollars ...

Mercedes-Benz just opened Europe’s first battery recycling plant using an innovative process that the automaker says enables recycling rate to more than 96%, all in-house and ready to be used in ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

It isn't easy to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars, but Porsche wants to take a stab at it. The plan: extract raw materials from old EV batteries to make fresh ones for its own ...

Lithium battery recycling offers a powerful solution to rising demand, with discarded batteries still holding most of their valuable materials. Compared to mining, recycling slashes emissions and ...

Today, only roughly 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled around the world. This is a startling statistic when compared to the reality that it is projected that between 2022 and 2030, the global ...

Global battery volumes are surging, yet recycling rates remain critically low at just 45 percent in the U.K. and 49 percent in the EU. Small batteries, defined as those under 5 kilograms (11 pounds), ...