While the used battery is the best mine for a new battery, four groups say there is a need for regulations governing the processing of black mass.
Europe urgently needs to put in place standards for the recovery of metals from recycled batteries in Europe – so-called black mass. That’s according to industry groups Eurometaux and Recharge and NGOs Transport & Environment and WWF. Click to download their letter to the European Commission.
But the car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution.
New EU data shows the importance of the planned correction of the 'utility factor' for plug-in hybrids.