19-03-2025
Longer-Lasting EV Batteries Slow Ramp Up at Recycler Hydrovolt
Electric car batteries are lasting longer than expected, delaying the ramp up of cell reprocessing at a Norwegian recycler, Hydrovolt.
The company — a subsidiary of aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA — opened a semi-automated production line for discharging and dismantling batteries last year, with a target of handling 12,000 metric tons of power packs from about 25,000 electric vehicles a year. It will process only about a third of that this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Ole-Christen Enger.
