2015, 1 million hybrid / electric vehicles, cars that will be into the streets of the United States. Laptop Battery In this replacement behind the revolution, a more thorny issues that must be resolved: the battery recall problem.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy grant 95 million U.S. dollars to support California a recycling company, to enhance the productive capacity of lithium batteries. This battery can be for the international market, a variety of new hybrid / electric cars energy power.
A US-based recycling company, equipped to handle different types of lithium battery capacity. They use the funds, in the Lancaster and Ohio, investment in plant and equipment, production for automotive batteries. The plant, not only the production of hybrid / electric vehicles commonly used in nickel-metal hydride batteries, also produce large-capacity lead-acid battery. Last month, 2.4 billion U.S. dollars for the fund launched to stimulate and support the U.S. domestic automotive battery manufacturing and development. Allocation of funds to the company, is part of the plan, Sony CCD-TR2 battery but also President Obama to change the country dependent on imported oil and battery operations component.
"The U.S. market for hybrid / electric vehicle demand continues to grow, and we will be a safe, environmentally friendly way of recycling waste batteries." Tuodi Ke Yang, the company's executive vice president says.
Last month, Nissan Motor Company announced a new zero-emission electric vehicle "leaf", General Motors has released a "Chevrolet Volt", which are used in battery electric vehicles in 2010, after the completion of the mission, the final ownership of land is likely to This company is the United States Lancaster factory. There, they were processed into a variety of metal materials, such as cobalt, copper, nickel, lithium carbonate.
The company's Canadian subsidiary, Sony CCD-TR3 battery based in British Columbia plant, has begun to recover from a variety of devices, lithium batteries, such as notebook computers, industrial equipment, Tesla Motors all produced electric double convertible. Lithium-ion batteries be recycled before it gets frozen to -325 degrees Fahrenheit to remove the lithium metal, and then cut, separation.
Although lithium metal in the free market is now very difficult to sell, but the lithium battery inside other metal elements, such as nickel, cobalt, are very precious, if the lithium-ion battery directly to the garbage dump on the pity. Kojan also said Lancaster extract lithium carbonate plant has the capability for the production of automotive battery recycling, so if there is market demand.
Other recyclers, and actively respond to the new changes in electric vehicles
Belgium-based Umicore, a spokesman for Sony NP-F550 battery (Tim Weeks) said that with the increased demand for electric vehicles, car battery metal also increases the demand for raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel, manganese. They have also applied for a U.S. fund for the promotion, production and eco-car batteries, but have not yet been approved.
"We believe that one day the electric powertrain will be achieved." Vickers said. The company hopes to by 2015, hybrid (electric) vehicles to reach 5% market share, so that is bound to bring new opportunities for the recycling industry.
Umicore the face of rapid expansion of the electric car market, is actively looking for their market position.
Sony NP-QM91 battery (Carlos Ghosn), has just opened a new electric car leaves the mystery of the Nissan's CEO told us that by 2020 electric cars will reach 10% market share in reference to last year, car sales, which is equivalent to sold 650 million electric vehicles. "
But the London-based Asian automotive intelligence advisory company, managing director of Ashe temperature Dakota (Ashvin Chota) think this estimate too optimistic. Even if the electric cars at competitive prices, by 2020, market demand for electric cars was only a few millions only. Automotive consultancy services company expects 2015 production of electric vehicles will reach 289,000.
Umicore experimental base in Sweden have begun to recover a small amount of lithium batteries, the lithium carbonate extracted can be used as an additive used in the construction industry. However, with the lithium metal market need to grow, the company expects its U.S. recycling plants can be provided directly to the battery manufacturers lithium metal.
Although the recovery of lithium is not much value, but for recycling companies, lithium batteries and nickel-metal hydride particles have the same battery Sony NP-QM90 battery recycling value. "More importantly, the lithium-ion battery more economical. Vickers said.
In addition, from the perspective of environmental protection, recycling battery materials, but also very meaningful. Although the lithium batteries and lead-acid batteries is different it does not contain corrosive chemicals. However, if allowed to pile up in the garbage dump, not only wasteful, but there is the potential risk of groundwater contamination.
In Keyang view, the recovery of lithium-ion battery, which the material is more valuable, and now a conclusion is premature. Because developers and manufacturers of the battery is still very confidential formula. Recall the batteries, only a few people through a limited open channels learned of the product formulations. He said that in the new round of lithium-ion battery replacement, he will not know more than the general population.
A large number of lithium metal, the flow of surface
Lithium produced mainly in Bolivia, Chile and China. Sony NP-FM71 battery It is said that the construction of the car battery recycling bases, although they would help the United States out of the "peak oil theory" of the shadow, but will inevitably fall into the "lithium metal peak theory" trap.
As the global economic recession, the demand for lithium inevitably have been pressed, but, according to TRU predicts that by 2013, world lithium demand is rising. Toronto, an industry research organization, said that with the increased demand for electric vehicles, to 2017, or even earlier, the lithium will be in short supply.
From Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory analyst Linda Gu Jamison (Linda Gaimes) think this is too early to worry about. He is conducting research activities for a period of 4 years to study the energy lithium battery can power the United States over to the battery-driven era.
"Even if we have a very convincing electric vehicle plans, but we still do not intend all use lithium batteries." Jamison said. His research indicates that at least 2050,Sony NP-QM51 battery lithium production was up to go to market equilibrium. This data would mean that by mid-century, the United States would be about 500 million electric cars, in other words, car companies have to spend about 21 million sold.
If people are worried about the supply of battery materials, particularly cobalt, precious because it is several times more than lithium. Jamison told people that this fear is totally unnecessary. Because of the near future, it may not re-use of this material. On the other hand, according to the U.S. Geological Survey data show that the United States rely mainly on foreign imports of lithium. The U.S. Currently, only one company in the Nevada desert, the use of extracted lithium metal halide technology. More than 85 percent of the world's lithium reserves in Bolivia, Chile and China.
Jamison's research shows that if the effective recycling of lithium batteries, lithium-ion batteries used in the production of lithium needs to be reduced by half.
"If the United States to seriously implement the recovery program, the lithium can become Sony NP-QM70 battery self-sufficient." Gaines said. "Ideally, the overall separation of the battery, clean-up and then as a new battery recycling."
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