Junk Auto Battery Recycling

Barberton Junk Cars is where to scrap a car and receive old car removal. Sell us your car since we are a buyer of scrap vehicles throughout Summit County, Medina County, Portage County and northern Stark County. Our next topic is relative to the auto scrap and recycling of EV batteries. A recent article on sustainablog.org titled ‘Battery Recycling: How We’ll Keep Electric Vehicle Batteries Out Of Landfills’ with the following information: “In an attempt to reduce carbon emissions, US policy makers set out to have 1 million electric plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. While the environmental benefits of electric & hybrid vehicles are clear, they do come with certain challenges. The biggest challenge is figuring out what is to be done with the electric plug-in & hybrid batteries after they are finished being used.

The most important component of vehicle batteries is lithium; lithium is in demand as it used in for laptops, mobile phones & digital cameras. In 2020 the demand may reach 175,000 to 500,000 tons, with most of the demand going towards batteries. The majority of the world’s supply of lithium comes from Bolivia, Argentina & Chile. While recycling batteries to extract lithium makes sense, financially it is not worth it since the cost to recycle the lithium exceeds the cost of mining new lithium. Most of the value in recycling car batteries comes from the amount of nickel, cobalt, iron and other metals for reuse. The manufacturers are trying to reduce costs but if this results in inferior batteries they could be forced to change their ways.

Most consumers that drive a hybrid or electric vehicle care greatly about the environment so it’s important to ensure that the battery is disposed of properly. For consumers that see their vehicle until the end of its life, what options are there for the battery? The battery should not be sent to a random scrapyard to be recycled, as the components need to be processed properly. Throwing away these batteries is not an option as they can be hazardous & cause pollution. If an electric car battery is mishandled it could be a potential fire hazard or give off a shock.

Once used, the batteries retain about 70-80% of their original capacity so while this is not enough to use in a vehicle they can still find other uses. The US Department of Energy awarded $9.5 million to Toxco in order to build the first recycling facility for lithium-ion car batteries. Major electric car battery manufacturers such as Tesla have already begun to send battery packs to them.

The car manufacturers are also looking into aftermarket uses of electric batteries as well. Nissan is working with Green Charge Networks to sell a mass-market energy storage system built on Nissan Leaf batteries. GM is pursuing a similar plan where they will use Chevy Volt batteries to help power the GM Enterprise Data Center. The batteries will work in conjunction with the wind turbines & solar array while also providing a source of back-up power is need be. The full article is available here: http://sustainablog.org/2015/07/battery-recycling-how-well-keep-electric-vehicle-batteries-out-of-landfills/

We assume there will be some major technological improvements to the electric vehicle battery industry and particularly as it relates to the recycling of these scrap batteries. Barberton Junk Cars will continue to present updates as to where to scrap a car battery.

We are essentially where to scrap a car for cash. A buyer of scrap vehicles that handles old car removal will likely be knowledgeable about the recycling process when you sell us your car. Residents throughout the (330) area can sell us your car and receive same-day old car removal. Those seeking a buyer of scrap vehicles should contact our junk car buyer at (330) 732-JUNK.