Tesla battery recycling closed-loop system can save a lot of battery materials

This week, according to foreign media reports, tesla ( Tesla） Confirmed, says it is developing a & other; Unique battery recycling system & throughout; , the company believes that in the long run, the system can save & other; Considerable funds & throughout; 。

local time on April 15, tesla issued a new & other; Impact report & throughout; （ 影响报告) , according to the report, tesla team has more than 50 electric cars, has helped prevent 4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. In this report, tesla also expounds the thoughts on battery recycling: & other; Often hear someone asks, & other; Once tesla motors run out of battery, will be how to deal with? ” 。 Fossil fuels and lithium ion batteries are energy, but the difference is that fossil fuels can be extracted and the disposable use, and the materials can be recycled in the lithium ion battery. When oil is mined from the earth, after chemical extraction and combustion will release harmful gases into the atmosphere, and the gas can't recycle. Battery materials, by contrast, the refinement, and then be put into the battery, the battery life after the end still can be preserved, to recycle the valuable materials, repeated use & throughout; 。

in terms of battery recycling, most manufacturers are now focused on the application of the battery runs out after, and tesla is different from them. Modern, Renault and BMW car manufacturers have announced that will be used in the old battery energy storage system, instead of recycle to produce new battery, the battery pack some car manufacturers have in the use of recycling the old battery, used in energy storage system.

tesla said, because the battery is, there is no recycle a large number of battery pack, but tesla is used in recycling a few & other; Research and development, production, quality control and service operation & throughout; The battery pack. All over the world, the company said it was the third battery recycling business cooperation, handle all waste batteries, recovery of valuable metals. And recycling partners to ensure that no value in the responsibly deal with the battery or recycled materials.

but it is only a temporary solution, because the tesla said, its also in Nevada's # 1 super factory ( Gigafactory 1) Research and development of battery recycling system. Tesla said in a report & other; Tesla is super factory research and development the unique 1 battery recycling system, the system can deal with waste battery production, can also handle scrap batteries. Through the system, such as lithium and cobalt key mineral and all metals such as copper, aluminum and steel in the battery will reach the highest recovery. Will be in the form of the most suitable for used as a new battery production material recycling all of the above material.

at present, there are several companies in research how to in the process of recycling, recovery of key minerals from the battery. Recently, American Manganese in pilot recycling plant, success in the lithium ion battery cathode materials recycling to achieve the high recovery rate.

tesla believes that the closed-loop battery recycling process will save considerable money, since the cost of large-scale recycling battery material is far lower than the new material purchase and transport costs.

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