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Recycling old or end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Ethiopia is a procedure that aims to recover valuable materials while minimizing any negative environmental effects. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other important materials may be recycled and utilized in EV batteries, which are primarily lithium-ion batteries.
The recycling of EV batteries often entails a number of steps, such as battery collecting, disassembly, sorting, and separation of various battery components, such as metals and plastics.
Following recovery, the materials can be processed and made ready for reuse across a variety of sectors, including the manufacture of new batteries. Establishing the right infrastructure and rules for EV battery recycling in Ethiopia is crucial as the country’s use of electric cars grows.
The Ethiopia EV Battery Recycling Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Batteries are costly and only last for a limited time. Entrepreneurs are drawn to launch recycling businesses as the volume of wasted batteries increases tonne after tonne. The most often used battery type is lead acid.
The high cost of raw materials and challenging manufacturing procedures for lithium-ion batteries contribute to their high manufacturing costs. Cobalt, a strong, glossy grey metal that is also used to make magnets and high-strength alloys, is the most costly metal utilized in most Li-ion batteries.
The question of why so few businesses recycle these batteries arises in light of the fact that billions of Li-ion batteries are thrown and the expensive price of lithium cobalt oxide.
Examining the difficulty and poor yield of recycling reveals the cause. The raw material was successfully recovered, however the labor-intensive processes of gathering, transporting, sorting into different battery chemistries, shredding, separating metallic and non-metallic materials, neutralizing dangerous compounds, smelting, and purifying the recovered metals barely offset the costs of labor.
