HONDA HYBRID & EV BATTERIES GET ‘SECOND LIFE’ IN NEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE

• Honda Motor Europe is increasing its partnership with SNAM to recycle conclusion-of-existence batteries from hybrids and electric powered automobiles in Europe
• SNAM is investigating the probability of employing batteries in a ’second life’ for the storage of renewable strength in industrial purposes
• New hydrometallurgy processes permit extraction and recycling of components from batteries not ideal for a next-existence application
• Devoted world wide web system enables dealers to request Europe-broad selection of made use of batteries

 

Honda Motor Europe is increasing its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to progress the sustainable usability of its conclusion-of-existence traction batteries. The pan-European arrangement will see SNAM collect and recycle batteries from Honda’s escalating selection of hybrid and electric powered automobiles and possibly possibly prepare them for ‘second-life’ renewable strength storage makes use of or extract useful components for recycling if they are not ideal for that intent.

 

Honda and SNAM have labored alongside one another given that 2013, to assure the traceability of conclusion-of-existence batteries and dispose of them in accordance with European Union environmental standards. The enlargement of this arrangement will see SNAM collect Lithium-ion and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries from throughout Honda’s vendor community and Authorised Therapy Services (ATF) in 22 nations, ahead of analysing how ideal they are for recycling and processing them appropriately.

 

Tom Gardner, Senior Vice President at Honda Motor Europe, explained: “As demand for Honda’s increasing range of hybrid and electric powered vehicles carries on to develop so does the necessity to manage batteries in the most environmentally-helpful way attainable. Latest sector developments may perhaps allow for us to make use of these batteries in a next existence application for powering businesses or by employing modern enhanced recycling procedures to recover beneficial raw components which can be made use of as feedstock into the generation of new batteries.”

 

Secure and lower carbon transport is utilised for the selection of made use of traction batteries. On arrival, SNAM assesses which battery packs are legitimate for inclusion in a new strength storage system. These are then repurposed and manufactured offered by SNAM for domestic and industrial purposes.

 

When battery cells are ruined and unsuitable for ‘second life’ purposes, components these as cobalt and lithium can be extracted employing hydrometallurgy procedures involving the use of aqueous chemistry. These can be reused in the generation of new batteries, color pigments or as beneficial additives for mortar. Other commonly made use of components such as copper, metallic and plastics are recycled and available to the sector for use in the generation of a wide variety of purposes.

 

Dealers can arrange and request the selection of conclusion-of-existence batteries for treatment method and recycling as a result of SNAM’s committed on the net system. Selection can be organized from centralised storage hubs within 15 doing work times, so that dealers do not have to store batteries at their premises. The arrangement applies to massive ‘traction’ batteries made use of to power motors in hybrid and electric powered automobiles, as opposed to smaller batteries made use of for ignition in petrol or diesel vehicles.

 

SNAM is supportive to Honda’s things to do on eco-mindful structure of upcoming batteries, so that the environmental seem treatment method of these batteries at the conclusion of their beneficial existence can be confirmed.

 

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Notes:

Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM): SNAM was fashioned as an offshoot of the metallurgical marketplace in 1981, and from the nineteen nineties has established by itself as a major player into the “loop economy”. SNAM’s wealth of working experience and renowned knowledge make it one particular of couple businesses in the environment to have mastered the procedures for processing batteries and accumulators. A subsidiary of the Floridienne Group (chemistry division), SNAM is a firm experiencing continual development: European environmental 14001 Certification acquisition of specialised subsidiaries (sorting of blended batteries, galvanisation processes, etc). For a lot more data, pay a visit to www.snam.com

 

 

Honda Motor Europe Ltd. Honda styles, manufactures and markets automobiles, motorcycles and power items all over the world. A world chief in powertrain and electromotive systems, Honda makes a lot more than 25 million engines yearly for its three item strains. Honda Motor Europe has responsibility for supporting and strategically coordinating all of Honda’s European company things to do, such as generation, sales, marketing and advertising and purchaser help for automobile motorbike and power machines operations.

Honda in Europe has fully commited to its Electric powered Vision: that a hundred% of its mainstream automobile range will be electrified by 2022. The very first model, CR-V Hybrid, was introduced in 2019. For the duration of 2020, it will be joined by the total electric powered Honda e and the all-new Jazz e:HEV Hybrid.