Porsche explores EV battery recycling tech to power its new cars
a year ago
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- Porsche is piloting a project to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars.
- The process involves shredding used EV batteries into 'black mass' containing valuable materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
- The black mass is then separated into raw materials for new battery production.
- Porsche aims to increase independence from volatile raw material markets and comply with EU recycling regulations.
- The EU mandates an 80% lithium recovery target by 2031.
- Currently, only 5% of EV batteries are recycled, despite 95% of materials being retrievable.
- Porsche has produced 65 tons of black mass so far.