Honda taps recycling firms FOR FUTURE EV BATTERIES

Recycling and reusing battery materials is a top priority for Honda as the vehicle maker targets 100% of its global automotive sales being electrified vehicles by 2040.

Honda says this is the year when sustainability solutions for its future EV business establish a firm foothold. “This includes beginning to build up an infrastructure for EV battery recycling and reuse in preparation for the eventual end-of-life for [electrified] vehicles and their batteries,” Phil Cozad, North American lithium-ion battery recycling leader for Honda Development & Manufacturing America LLC, told SAE Media.

Earlier this year, Honda inked agreements with two battery recycling companies, Cirba Solutions and Ascend Elements. “These agreements with battery recycling companies are well-timed, as the Honda electrification strategy we announced two years ago is now well underway, starting with accelerating our sales of hybrid-electric vehicles as we work toward our transition to 100% electrified BEVs and FCEVs by 2040,” Cozad explained.