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Chemetall Lithium Awarded 5.7M to Set Up Pilot Li-ion Battery Recycling Plant

Green Car Congress

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety recently awarded €5.7 The Lancaster, Ohio facility currently processes large format lead acid batteries, as well as nickel metal hydride batteries used in the current population of hybrid and electric vehicles. million (US$8.4

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Could the Prius be harmful to the environment?

Green Cars News

According to them, the nickel on the Toyota Prius battery is mined in Sudbury, Ontario and then it is smelted nearby where there are reports of damage to the environment. The nickel is then shipped to a refinery in Wales.