electric vehicle batteries

BMW Launches EV Battery Recycling Program in Australia with EcoBatt Partnership

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BMW Group Australia has announced a national program to recycle high-voltage EV batteries from BMW and Mini vehicles, partnering with Victorian recycler EcoBatt. The scheme covers packs that are damaged or have reached end-of-life and will channel them through EcoBatt’s Campbellfield (Victoria) facilities for safe discharge, shredding, and material recovery. The move aligns BMW’s local … Read more

Ashok Leyland Partners with CALB: Localising Lithium-Ion Batteries by 2027

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Ashok Leyland, India’s second-largest commercial vehicle maker, has signed a long-term, exclusive partnership with China’s CALB Group to develop and manufacture next-generation batteries in India. The deal is framed around localisation—building out domestic capability for battery packs first and, potentially, cells later—so that Ashok Leyland can serve its own electric trucks and buses as well … Read more