Retired EV Batteries Offer Second-Life Potential for Affordable Clean Energy Storage
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By: Vishant Kothari, Ke Wang, Parveen Kumar, Shengnian Xu, Serena Li and Kriti Shah
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Retired electric vehicle batteries retain 70-80% of their original capacity, making them unsuitable for automotive use but ideal for "second-life" applications like powering homes, businesses, and communities. With proper policies and investment, these batteries could significantly reduce the cost of clean energy storage and improve accessibility to renewable power, addressing both battery waste and energy affordability challenges simultaneously.
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· 3 pulledMost electric vehicle (EV) batteries are retired with as much as 70% to 80% of their original capacity remaining.
Even at 70% capacity, retired EV batteries can serve a 'second-life,' providing other kinds of electric storage needs, such as powering homes, businesses or even smaller v
With the right policies and investment, they could provide a second life powering homes, businesses and communities.
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