@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges

The CTA started experimenting with electric buses in 2014, and has developed a system that Hargrove says will work as the transit authority moves to an all-electric fleet by 2040. The No. 66 bus is packed on a recent weekday afternoon as it starts and stops its way from Chicago’s near west side to Navy… Continue reading In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges

Automakers rush in where miners fear to tread

By Andy Home The race for electric vehicle (EV) battery metals is heating up. Automakers can’t go green without having sufficient quantities of the lithium, nickel and cobalt that make the batteries work. Fear of missing out, quite literally, is generating an industry-wide shift to investing directly in the mining sector to ensure future supplies… Continue reading Automakers rush in where miners fear to tread

Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate

Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate Mercedes-Benz held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, yesterday. The facility is aimed at cutting resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. The first stage of the plant – mechanical dismantling of electric vehicle… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate

Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate

Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate Mercedes-Benz held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, yesterday. The facility is aimed at cutting resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. The first stage of the plant – mechanical dismantling of electric vehicle… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming pilot battery recycling plant to have over 96% recovery rate

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

Innovative mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: Recycling rate increases to more than 96% Ramp up: Mechanical dismantling of batteries to begin this year Closing the loop: Milestone towards more sustainable raw material sourcing for Mercedes-EQ vehicles Carbon neutral: Photovoltaic system and 100% externally purchased green power support balance sheet CO2-neutral plant operation Mercedes-Benz today celebrates its groundbreaking ceremony… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz groundbreaking ceremony for battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany