Electric vehicle (EV) with a lithium-ion rechargeable laptop battery again for the storage of electricity provided by solar cells, as well as industrial equipment, power supply and other uses would become increasingly active in a wide range. Although the car battery used in EV 5 to 10 years, the battery capacity will be reduced, but the “rest of the initial capacity can reach 70 ~ 80%” (Nissan). Although more difficult again for automotive use, but this capacity will fully meet the needs of home-style power-storage applications, due to extended battery life, it also helps to reduce costs.
Scheduled in December 2010 listing of EV “green leaves” and Nissan Motor expects 2020 battery demand in Japan will reach the equivalent of 50 000 EV usage. The company has begun to explore with Sumitomo car battery recycling issues.
The same with the Nissan, GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors and Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ) four companies, in order to recycle Mitsubishi EV “i-MiEV” is equipped with lithium-ion rechargeable battery, Fall 2010 Positive test starts in Kyoto city. In practice, development and solar cells, lithium-ion rechargeable battery and quick charger, rapid charging system, the combination of “PV-EV system” for recovery using i-MiEV is equipped with lithium-ion rechargeable battery “LEV50″ (LEJ Manufacturing ). The company plans to Kyoto city lots, as ordinary users can use set the PV-EV system to accumulate empirical data.
PV-EV systems usually use solar cells to provide power for the battery charge when the battery’s remaining capacity reduction, you can also use the system power. Also available when the battery is fully charged, so that the remaining solar power upstream to the system power functions.
In addition, Itochu has also started to recycle the United States car EnerDel battery of empirical tests.
