A strong infrastructure for recycling lead-acid batteries has emerged through their decades of use in the automotive industry, with over 97% of battery lead recycled in the U.S. As the number of Li-ion batteries in the market continues to grow, similar questions regarding the recycling of those batt...
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Analyst Insight | March 31, 2021
The Li‑ion battery industry is experiencing an explosion in demand due to the increasing adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). As those vehicles retire, the battery pack remains a valuable asset. A scarcity of critical resources for batteries and a growing push to reduce waste are driving ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | February 24, 2021
The initial root cause of the failure is disputed, with Hyundai claiming a defect in the cathode tab and LG Energy Solutions claiming it was a battery management system design error. This is a particularly impactful failure, as more than 80,000 vehicles now need their batteries replaced, which at an... To read more, click here.
News Commentary | June 30, 2021
Though Tesla has consistently used nickel‑based cathodes in its products – NCA cathodes in its vehicles and NMC in its stationary storage products – the company announced it would begin using LFP‑type cathodes in its stationary storage line of products. The move was probably motivated by several ... To read more, click here.