How RECOVAS helped deliver the UK’s first circular supply chain for EV batteries
When the RECOVAS project began in January 2021, our aim was to create the UK ’s first fully circular supply chain for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. I ’m incredibly proud to say: we ’ve done just that.
Pioneering RECOVAS project wraps up
Four-year collaboration between leading car manufacturers, recyclers, academics, and others, paves the way for a sustainable future in electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling.
Dr Jonathan Wellings – Lifecycle Engineer, UKBIC
As a Lifecycle Engineer for the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), Jonathan helps to collect and analyse data on the production and impact of the state-of-the-art batteries found in modern EVs and model how this might change in the future.
RECOVAS Case Study: BMW Group
BMW Group is putting sustainability at the centre of its strategic direction: across all divisions – from administration and purchasing to development and production, all the way to sales and marketing.
RECOVAS Case Study: WMG at the University of Warwick
"Unlike other academic institutions, our job is not only to look at developing processes on a small scale – it is also to look at how to accelerate that to an industrial scale."
RECOVAS Case Study: Advanced Propulsion Centre
With the essential support and expertise of the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), RECOVAS is one project that is seeking to create a commercial-scale circular economy for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
RECOVAS Case Study: Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions
Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions is Europe’s largest independent assembler of combustion engines for firms including Ford and Aston Martin and is a key member of the RECOVAS partnership. They have been involved in EV battery testing and repair for several years.
Influencing the design of products to ensure reuse and recycling
As businesses face up to the challenge of making their operations more sustainable, it is becoming increasingly important for different industries to collaborate.
RECOVAS partnership to create first end-of-life supply chain for electric car batteries
“Our aim is to create a circular supply chain for batteries and, in the process, reduce the cost for end-of-life disposal for the vehicle manufacturer or last owner of the car to zero.”
New report highlights the $11 billion opportunity for innovative EV battery reuse and recycling project
“Our aim is to create a circular supply chain for batteries and, in the process, reduce the cost for end-of-life disposal for the vehicle manufacturer or last owner of the car to zero.”
Preparing the Industry for a Future of EV Battery Recycling
“Giving a second useful life to an EV battery, or recycling it responsibly, will be vital as we move towards net-zero, however this needs to be done in a way that is safe for our staff and the planet,”