What Happens To An EV Battery After It's Removed From Your Car?
Your old EV battery may end up trading its daily commute for a stationary role.
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An EV battery's life is far from over once it leaves a car. When the owner is done with the vehicle, for whatever reason, there are varying degrees of battery health and usefulness to consider. It may not be able to supply the original range any longer, may have developed a fault or it could have been damaged in a crash. But even if a car owner decides it's time to replace their EV battery, the battery still has more to offer, and specialists (usually called EV battery diagnosticians or technicians) will inspect, test and determine what comes next in the battery's lifecycle.
Occasionally, repair is possible. An EV battery pack contains several individual cells, typically grouped in modules. Depending on the design, a tech may be able to replace a module or...
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