Solve the problem of lithium battery recycling in the world
With the rapid development of electric vehicles, a large number of power batteries began to retire. How to recycle these batteries to reduce environmental pollution has become an urgent problem that countries are facing. At the same time, at a time when the metal and other raw materials required for the production of power batteries are becoming increasingly scarce, many large automobile manufacturers and start-ups are also paying close attention to the layout, hoping that the recycling of power batteries can become an effective way to deal with the supply shortage, and all parties hope that the development of relevant industries can be accelerated.
Some experts said that some power batteries that can still be used can be used in other scenarios with reduced requirements, such as energy storage systems. For power batteries that cannot be used any more, recycling and reusing metal elements and other resources can be considered. At present, the mining and processing of lithium, cobalt, nickel and other metals required for the production of electric vehicles often need to span several continents, and the transportation distance often exceeds 2000 kilometers.
Therefore, recycling and utilizing the raw materials in waste batteries is a more efficient and sustainable way, which can effectively reduce the burden in the fields of new mining, mining and processing. Automobile and battery manufacturers and some start-ups have been exploring various ways to dispose of waste power batteries, and some new industries and business models are emerging.
In order to accelerate the development of the power battery recycling industry, the electric vehicle industry and the government also need to cooperate more closely to help collect batteries of different types and performance, accelerate the promotion of relevant scientific research projects, formulate relevant standards, simplify the recycling and utilization procedures of waste batteries, and reverse the low recycling rate of waste batteries as soon as possible.