Electric vehicle batteries don’t last forever, at least not the first time around. However, they can be 50% of the cost of an EV and moreover their raw materials are scarce. Therefore, flipping EV batteries into repurposed lives is an important part of the solution. With the right systems in place, those batteries are far from being scrap.
Flipping EV Batteries Is Part of Sustainable Technology
Sustainable means we are able to repeat an activity endlessly. In the case of flipping EV batteries this means finding new uses for old electric vehicle battery sets. And eventually redeploying their raw materials for other purposes too. For if we do not, then we only fool ourselves surely?
However, avoiding burying the expensive technology in landfill sites requires cooperation between various players in the industry. These parties include battery makers, automotive firms, mining companies, and fresh start-ups to take the new initiative forward. The end prize is attractive says, EY.Com. If we can re-purpose EV batteries for other uses, then the true cost of a new electric vehicle comes down.
Managing Electric Vehicle Batteries Through Life Cycles
Flipping EV batteries is the process of managing them throughout their several lives, and long after they have powered transport. Their future lies in power storage, wind and solar, backup power, and smoothing grids. Later, recycling may reclaim their precious minerals. From dust to dust just like the rest of us.
Economists speak of a ‘virtuous circular value chain’. We salute that, because it is less wasteful than a simple linear process. However, it is also more complicated to manage. Therefore, we need more lateral collaboration, and imaginative partnerships. Unfortunately positive outcome bias is holding us back by limiting what we believe is feasible.
It’s time to move in from a comfort zone that says renewable energy is only an option. We should face up to there probably being no other choice.
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