Jaguar Land Rover is collaborating with Devon-based Altilium on a groundbreaking electric vehicle battery recycling initiative. The project aims to recover vital materials from used batteries to create new ones, supporting the UK’s sustainable EV supply chain. Altilium has secured substantial government funding to advance this circular economy effort. Nissan is also linked to Altilium for similar projects.
- Jaguar Land Rover partners with Plymouth’s Altilium to recycle electric vehicle batteries.
- Vital materials like lithium and nickel will be extracted and reused in new batteries.
- Altilium’s facility in Tavistock leads the recycling efforts with government support.
- The initiative strengthens the UK’s sustainable and resilient EV supply chain.
- Altilium also collaborates with Nissan on a £30m battery recycling plant.
Jaguar Land Rover is collaborating with Plymouth-based Altilium on a pioneering project to recycle electric vehicle batteries. The aim is to extract critical materials such as lithium and nickel from old batteries, which can then be used to produce new battery cells. This process will take place at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), the nation’s primary facility for battery manufacturing scale-up.
Altilium’s chief operating officer, Dr Christian Marston, expressed pride in leading this project. He emphasised that creating EV battery cells from recovered materials not only reduces the environmental impact of battery production but also aligns with efforts to enhance the UK’s EV supply chain’s sustainability and resilience. “This project is a vital milestone in our mission to decarbonise the battery value chain and support automotive OEMs in achieving their regulatory and sustainability goals,” Marston stated.
The initiative has received a boost from Innovate UK’s Faraday Battery Challenge, which granted Altilium £639,797. This funding is part of a broader scheme aimed at promoting research and innovation in battery technology across the UK.
Aside from its work with Jaguar Land Rover, Altilium is involved in a similar venture with Nissan. This collaboration will result in a new £30 million electric vehicle battery recycling plant in Teesside. This project is a component of a multimillion-pound effort led by the Advanced Propulsion Centre, which has been allocated £15 million in grant funding.
These projects represent significant steps towards a more sustainable and circular economy in the electric vehicle sector.
