Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Already today, the BMW Group uses secondary nickel in the high-voltage batteries of the BMW iX.

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BMW China Nickel Lithium Batteries 317

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

This approach for an integrated recycling concept within a single factory is currently unique in Europe. The LIB Recycling Technology is designed to recover cobalt, nickel, lithium, copper, iron, aluminium, carbon, plastics and manganese into saleable products that can be reused in the battery supply chain.

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Germany Mercedes Batteries Battery 372

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry, thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive. Sustainability is another issue driving the increasing importance of traceability in our industry.

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Parts Battery Batteries Nickel Lithium 82