article thumbnail

GM Back in the EV Spotlight

Green Car Congress

Noting similar challenges for other OEMs, Casey Selecman, a forecast director with AutoForecast Solutions, stated, “Everyone is up against it globally, there are looming threats of shortages for nickel, lithium, graphite and cobalt.” Employing innovative, proprietary discovery methods to identify natural resources essential to the U.S.

GM 282
article thumbnail

The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

Setec Powerr

Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. Alternatives to Recycling: Reusing EV Batteries Energy Storage One significant post-use application for EV batteries is in energy storage systems.

Battery 52