Volkswagen Group UK has announced the extension of its contract with battery recycler Ecobat. The contract now also covers the collection and recycling of spare lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. Ecobat has been a partner of VW in Great Britain since 2014, initially for the recycling of lead-acid batteries. In 2019, the collaboration was extended to include high-voltage batteries.
Third recycling facility for lithium-ion batteries
Under the current agreement, Ecobat will collect end-of-life high-voltage batteries from dealers, distributors, and recycling centers to recycle the materials from lithium-ion batteries. They will be processed at the company’s lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Darlaston, West Midlands. In addition to locations in Germany and Arizona, USA, this is the company’s third lithium-ion battery recycling facility.
