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Brian Potter

Porsche Makes First EV Cell Using 100% Recycled Cathode Materials

  • Porsche and Cylib produced a battery cell whose cathode is made entirely from recycled lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese
  • Since May 2026, Porsche's end-of-life high-voltage batteries from German Porsche Centers go through Cylib's water-based recycling process
  • The EU requires a digital battery passport for batteries above 2 kilowatt-hours starting February 18, 2027

Porsche has just built something it had never produced before, a battery cell with cathode material made entirely from recycled lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese. Not a blend or a percentage. All of it recovered.

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