Recycling electric car batteries: How to recycle EV, HEV, PHEV and eBike batteries
A growing number of car manufacturers are incorporating electricity, in various ways, into their drivetrains. This has created new classes of vehicle with different battery sizes, types and acronyms, including: EVs (electric vehicles) run purely on battery power and are recharged from external sources of electricity – usually the electricity grid. They are also referred […]
What the rise of electric cars means for battery recycling
While pure electric vehicle (EV) sales have travelled a rocky road in Australia, it’s a different story for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Just 219 EVs were sold in Australia in 2016 versus more than 12,000 new HEVs. As more electric-only vehicles with longer ranges hit the market, and as their prices come down, EV sales […]