In Pictures: GM Completes Closed-Loop Pilot Using Recycled EV Battery Minerals in New Batteries

GM's closed-loop pilot aims to feed recycled battery minerals back into new EV production.

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Recycled nickel, cobalt and manganese from end-of-life packs could help lower battery costs for future EVs.

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The pilot recovered 80 end-of-life EV batteries for refining into new cell materials.

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Stronger battery recycling could reduce automakers' reliance on newly extracted materials.

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Cirba Solutions partnered with GM to process retired batteries into usable raw materials.

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Closed-loop recycling is part of GM's push to strengthen its EV supply chain resilience.

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Recovered minerals are refined into cells destined for new electric vehicles.

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The initiative reflects growing industry focus on extracting value from retired EV batteries.

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Scrap and salvage operations like this could increasingly supply materials for new battery production.

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