To keep up with the expanding pace of electric vehicles becoming more accessible, batteries must also adapt to the shift and become more sustainable. The World Economic Forum has featured Aceleron as one of the ‘5 innovators making the electric vehicle battery more sustainable’.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the automotive battery capacity for repurposing “will grow by 560% by 2030.” This, in effect, has presented serious challenges towards waste management, where the concerns of manufacturing and disposal processes need to be addressed.
Decreasing landfill waste
At Aceleron, they offer solutions to tackle these challenges; their batteries are designed with serviceability and upgradeability in mind, to not only help reduce the emissions impact but also decrease landfill waste.
This feature is a prime highlight for them, as Aceleron aim to meet the climate change goal set by the International Energy Agency (IEA), where 'global EV stock will need to grow by 36% a year, reaching 245 million vehicles in 2030'.
Prioritizing sustainable products
They believe that “Creating batteries that are easier to disassemble will encourage reuse and support a circular ecosystem.”
Their CTO, Carlton Cummings expands on this and explains how the reliable and serviceable solution can create “Additional storage capacity, as batteries could be repurposed to help store electricity at EV charging points.”
The Circular Economy model
Their unique battery technology supports the Circular Economy model. However, this is only one piece of the sustainability puzzle; there are many other aspects that should be taken into consideration for eco-friendly technology to be achieved.
The Circular Economy is beginning to grow and has the ability to end the throwaway linear culture, but it requires not only companies to start utilizing these types of business models, but a change in consumers buying habits to prioritise sustainable products.
