{"id":14904,"date":"2023-10-26T16:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manlybattery.com\/?p=14904"},"modified":"2024-06-07T17:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T09:57:50","slug":"lessor-du-recyclage-des-batteries-au-lithium-des-voitures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manlybattery.com\/fr\/the-rise-of-car-lithium-battery-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"L'essor du recyclage des batteries au lithium des voitures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rise of Car Lithium Battery Recycling<\/h1>\n

In recent years, the battery recycling industry has started to grow quickly. Companies are rushing to enter this market, including big players like CATL and Tianqi Lithium. They all want a piece of the lithium battery<\/a><\/strong> recycling business.<\/p>\n

So, why recycle lithium batteries?<\/p>\n

1. Growing Demand for Lithium Batteries:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), there’s a bigger need for batteries. Data shows that in May 2023, China sold 717,000 new energy vehicles, a 60.2% increase from last year. From January to May, the total sales reached 2.94 million, a 46.8% increase.<\/p>\n

Globally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that by 2023, there’ll be around 14 million EV sales. This is about 18% of all car sales for the year.<\/p>\n

The core part of these EVs? Their batteries. In 2022, the world used 513 GWh of EV batteries, a 90.7% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n

However, EV batteries last about 6-8 years. With more EVs on the road, we’ll soon have many old batteries to dispose of. Just in China, from January to August 2023, 113,000 tons of old car batteries were thrown away, a 78% increase. By the end of 2023, it’s estimated that 275,000 EVs will need new batteries, which means 13.6 GWh of old batteries.<\/p>\n

Research predicts that by 2030, EVs worldwide will have to DISPOSE OF CAR BATTERIES that together have a capacity of 463 GWh.<\/p>\n

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2. Government Policies Powering the Industry:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With many electric vehicles reaching the end of their battery life, governments worldwide are stepping in. They’ve made laws and rules to help grow the lithium battery recycling business. For example, the European Union (EU) set up the “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive” (or WEEE Directive) in 2006. This directive covers how to dispose of car batteries, specifically old lithium batteries. It says that EU countries need to have a recycling system to make sure a good number of old batteries get recycled. Plus, it puts the responsibility on companies to recycle the lithium batteries they produce. China’s government departments are also on board. In 2018, they shared guidelines about encouraging and regulating the recycling and reuse of old lithium batteries. These guidelines are all about supporting projects that recycle and reuse car lithium batteries. They even offer incentives, like tax breaks and subsidies.<\/p>\n

3. Advances in Recycling Technology:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thanks to technology getting better, there are now reliable ways to recycle and reuse lithium batteries, and these methods are widely used. Some main techniques for recycling and reusing batteries from electric vehicles include:<\/p>\n