Audi to start recycling cobalt and nickel with Umicore

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Audi is to begin taking cobalt and nickel from end-of-life batteries of its e-tron electric vehicle (EV) so partner Umicore can use the recovered materials in new battery cells…

Audi is to begin taking cobalt and nickel from end-of-life batteries of its e-tron electric vehicle (EV) so partner Umicore can use the recovered materials in new battery cells. The introduction of a closed-loop system starting in January follows more than a year of research by the companies. Tests showed that more than 90% of the cobalt and nickel in the high-voltage batteries could be recovered.

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