Nissan’s old electric vehicle batteries will not end up in the landfill.
Nissan Canada announced a partnership with Montreal-based Lithion Technologies to handle the recycling of batteries in Canada from Nissan EVs that reach the end of their life.
The process will be done at Lithion Technologies’ commercial facility in Saint-Bruno, Que., a suburb of Montreal.
The company’s advanced hydrometallurgical recycling process can recover up to 95 per cent of critical battery materials and 98 per cent of critical minerals.
Nissan Canada said this recycling capability has the potential to reduce the demand for natural resource extraction, and thus minimize the environmental impact of EVs.
“Partnering with Lithion Technologies allows us to take a proactive step toward a more sustainable EV ecosystem,” said Andrew Harkness, director of dealer network development, electrification, and corporate strategy at Nissan Canada Inc., in a news release. “Together, we’re helping to localize battery recycling, reduce dependence on mining, and support the growth of Canada’s clean tech sector.”
“We are thrilled to team with Nissan and to support its vision on circularity of strategic and critical minerals from EVs that aligns very boldly with Lithion Technologies’ ambitious vision to enable the world to be powered by the greenest batteries available,” said Yves Noël, vice president and chief business development officer at Lithion Technologies Inc., in the release. “The strategic partnership with Nissan Canada and its dealer network is another great example of collaborations needed to realize the quest for clean, safe and efficient circularity of EV batteries.”
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