5 developments in a changing automotive industry
The car of the future is: Electric, Autonomous driving, Shared (shared car), Connective and 'Yearly updated' in short, you will arrive at: EASCY. Five developments that have major consequences for the car recycling industry. Development 1: ELECTRIC Researchers from the University of Birmingham calculated that one million electric cars at the end of their life account for 250 tons of battery waste. And to think that by 2040, 57% of new cars sold will be electric, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The batteries of those 56 million electric cars will soon be able to fill more than 3,750 Olympic swimming pools on an annual basis. An unprecedented mountain of waste. Of course, battery packs will become more compact and advanced in the future, but a significant waste stream is imminent. The question is whether the current pyro- and hydrometallurgical techniques will survive. According to researchers at the University of Birmingham, these processing methods are energy-intensi