Vinfast Sumitomo Sumitomo Metal, a Japanese company, has discovered a new way to reuse the majority of the components from discarded EV batteries. They recover copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium by grinding EV batteries and heating the resulting powder at the correct temperature with controlled oxygen levels. This is the world’s first process for recycling EV batteries.
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company now proposes to supply limited quantities of crushed batteries and employ recovered materials for in-house cathode manufacturing to confirm the quality of the post-recycled materials compared to alternatives produced at a reasonable cost and commercial volume. ........https://community.vinfastauto.us/forums/discussion/are-ev-batteries-recyclable/