China Could Supply EV Manufacturing Boom with Recycled EVs

China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem

More EVs reaching the end of their life means more batteries to recycle. But waste management companies have yet to catch up to the new reality.

China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs

Look at chemistry of batteries and motors shows big opportunity for recycling.

China’s EV problem: What happens when millions of batteries die?

Across the country, many retired electric vehicle batteries are processed by uncertified recyclers, creating environmental and worker safety risks.

Government of Canada invests $70 million in Quebec's EV battery supply chain

Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, has announced investments of up to $70 million towards Quebec’s EV battery supply chain. The funding, which comes from the Strategic Response Fund, will support Volta Energy Solutions Canada (VESC) in establishing a copper foil facility in Granby. The press […]

EV batteries to soon become one of the fastest-growing waste streams - Energy Sustainability Solutions

Global EV sales have grown rapidly over recent years, surpassing 20 million units and now accounting for roughly 25% of all new cars sold worldwide.1  This growth brings a new and less visible challenge into focus: end-of-life battery waste. Most EVs are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and around 1.2 million EV batteries could reach end-of-life by 20302. By 2030, 11 million metric tonnes of end-of-life LIBs are expected to have been gene…

Environmental rights: China’s vision for sustainable development and global responsibility

If there is one issue in the twenty-first century that has compelled humanity to rethink its shared future, it is climate change. Rising global temperatures, air pollution, water scarcity, rapid deforestation, biodiversity loss, and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources are no longer challenges confined to individual countries or regions. They have become collective global concerns. Consequently, environmental protection is no long…