GM, LG Energy partner with Li-Cycle for on-site EV battery recycling

January 27, 2022 04:39 PM

UltiumCellsOhio_i.png Last month, the U.S. Energy Department said it would loan Ultium $2.5 billion to help finance construction of battery cell manufacturing plants in Ohio (pictured), Tennessee and Michigan. (Ultium Cells)

General Motors and LG Energy Solution will add battery recycling to their Ohio battery-cell plant campus in 2023, the companies said Thursday. Battery recycling company Li-Cycle plans to open a recycling center near the Ultium battery-cell plant, centralizing a crucial piece of the electric vehicle supply chain.

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