BMW will work with a local recycler to dismantle the expired batteries and use the latest innovation to recover a large percentage of the raw materials from these EV batteries.
_1653714870951_1653714879809.jpg "The raw material obtained from this process will be used to manufacture new battery cells for BMW. (BMW CAR)")
In another attempt to make progress toward climate neutrality, BMW car created a closed loop to reuse raw materials like nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for electric vehicles. The joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) created this recycling cycle for the first time in China. BMW says these batteries will come from fully developed as well as partially electric vehicles, with test and rejection systems implemented during production. BMW also intends to use batteries for this purpose in future end-of-life electric vehicles.
To this end, BMW will work with a local recycler to dismantle the expired batteries and use the latest innovation to recover a percentage of the raw materials from these EV batteries. . The raw material obtained from this process will be used to manufacture new battery cells for BMW. The premium carmaker mentioned that the closed material cycle leads to resource conservation and also reduces CO2 emissions by 70% compared to the extraction of new materials.
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BMW shares current Chinese policies that require the development of a high-voltage battery monitoring system to monitor batteries and recycle them after decommissioning. Therefore, BMW has developed a system through encryption that will help trace the origin of batteries throughout their life. Encryption will ensure batteries from the entire value chain, from initial test cars to those already on the market, can be professionally recycled.
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As this resource is limited and rising raw material prices are also a big concern, these circular economies increase the proportion of recycled materials, said Jochen Goller, Head of the BMW Group China Region. use and reduce dependence on raw materials. “The BMW Group will expand the recycling concept in China in the future – this will not only contribute to environmental protection, but also effectively support China’s transition to a low CO2 economy. Mr. Goller added.
Date of first publication: May 29, 2022, 09:57 AM IST
