German automotive behemoth Audi has teamed up with Nunam, a German-Indian business that is developing electric rickshaws in India using end-of-life EV batteries. It also intends to use the batteries to assist in the development of a more environmentally friendly charging infrastructure, with zero-emissions across the entire energy lifespan as one of its main goals.
“Car batteries are designed to last the life of the car. But even after their initial use in a vehicle, they still have a lot of their power,” said Prodip Chatterjee, co-founder of Nunam, in an article by CarScoops. “For vehicles with lower range and power requirements, as well as lower overall weight, they are extremely promising. In our second-life project, we reuse batteries from electric cars in electric vehicles; you might call it electric mobility ‘lite’.”
