The cabinet is encouraging electric driving by making extra money available for this. In this way, the cabinet wants to give more people the opportunity to buy or lease an electric car, new or second-hand. So we see more and more electric cars appearing on the streets. Many electric cars also means many battery packs. An electric car battery pack is the most expensive, heaviest and largest part of an electric car. Hybrid and fully electric cars have a drive battery. It is also known as lithium battery, lithium-ion battery, li-ion battery, (EV) battery or NiMH battery. The battery life of an electric car is expected to be about ten to fifteen years. Some car brands even guarantee a longer life. Over time, the power of the battery decreases and the range of the car is less, so that this battery has to be replaced.

What actually happens to a battery pack of an electric car if it no longer functions as an accessory? If a battery pack no longer functions properly, you cannot just throw it on the scrap heap. Discarded batteries from electric cars are often still suitable for the storage of (renewable) energy. Only then are the batteries recycled, where valuable materials such as cobalt and nickel are recycled for new batteries, accumulators and other applications. Thanks to reuse, we limit the extraction of scarce raw materials, waste and pollution of the environment. Importers and manufacturers are required to take back drive batteries at the end of their life for recycling or reuse. Auto Recycling Nederland (ARN) provides recycling of these batteries for many importers and manufacturers. When purchasing an electric car, a recycling contribution is requested in the Netherlands Auto Recycling Netherlands used to pay for the recycling process.

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Life expectancy of an electric car battery is about ten to fifteen years.
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