China’s Legislature Aims to Tighten Up Recycling Rules Before Wave of Retired EV Batteries Hits
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China is working on a legal framework to standardize the recycling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, said an industry ministry official, as the country braces for an immense influx of retired power cells.
The legislative push aims to address potential environmental and safety risks stemming from an unregulated grey market, where many waste power batteries are not properly disposed due to the lack of overarching administrative laws, Wang Peng, director of the department of energy conservation and comprehensive utilization under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said at an industry forum on Wednesday.
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- China’s MIIT drafting EV battery recycling regulations to address grey market risks amid NEV penetration at 53.2% in April.
- Retired batteries: 380,000 tons last year, projected >1.06M tons by 2030; 54% from scrapped vehicles.
- <30% recycled compliantly; late April crackdown launched, full framework targeted by 2027.
- China Auto Data Co. Ltd.
- China Auto Data Co. Ltd.'s technical director Hu Song stated China will face the first large-scale wave of retired EV batteries, with 380,000 tons retired last year—expected to exceed 1.06 million tons by 2030. Sources: 54% from scrapped vehicles, 22.6% production, 20.1% repair.
- China Resource Recycling Group Battery Co.
- Bai Chunping, general manager of China Resource Recycling Group Battery Co., stated at the forum that less than 30% of waste power batteries are currently recycled through compliant channels.
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