This collaboration aims to give a second life to the used batteries in electric bikes and scooters of Lime through the reuse of their cells, thus part of an approach to creating a circular battery economy and more sustainable urban mobility.
VoltR contributes to The circular economy by designing new batteries from second-life cells.
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Lime batteries are designed to be durable and efficient.
In the event of damage that makes them unsuitable for electric mobility, the majority of individual battery cells generally have a longer lifespan and can be useful and safe for another use. Lime is the only self-service bike and scooter operator to design both its vehicles and its batteries. This autonomy allows him to have a better control over the environmental impact of its activity, thanks to the control of the manufacturing process but also of the repair and reuse of its entire fleet, including the management of batteries at the end of life.
The partnership signed between Lime and VoltR marks a new important step in reducing the carbon footprint of urban mobility.
VoltR, the first French company to collect used lithium batteries to design new products, will put its know-how at the service of Lime's environmental ambitions.
Lime sees this collaboration as an opportunity to extend its commitment to sustainability. The company has set an ambitious, industry-leading scientific goal for net-zero consumption, validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
“At Lime, sustainability is at the core of what we do. That's why we've invested in the design, production, and end of life management of our electric vehicles. This control allows us to be in line with our environmental values.” Commenting Andrew Savage, Vice President of Sustainability at Lime. “By giving battery cells a second life, we are creating a more circular approach in line with our sustainable development mission and we continue to build an environmentally friendly industry. This partnership with VoltR allows us to give new life to our batteries, for even more sustainable micromobility.”
Recycling is an important step in a sustainable battery life cycle, but it often comes too soon. The second life, through the reuse of used battery cells, is a precious and valuable step.
VoltR will recover the batteries of Lime vehicles that can no longer provide the power of the electric assistance for its vehicles and therefore no longer guarantee an optimal mobility service, but which still maintain enough storage capacity for a new use. Thanks to technologies based on artificial intelligence, VoltR will characterize, reallocate and recondition cells to design batteries with performances equal to first-life products. Lime battery cells can thus be used in the manufacture of batteries for other uses such as wireless lighting, external batteries, home automation...
“Our mission is to maximize the value of batteries by giving them a new use.” explains Alban Regnier, co-founder of VoltR. “In the circular economy, access to incoming flows is strategic. This partnership with Lime not only allows us to collect more than 1000 used batteries by the end of the year, but it also illustrates how these collaborations facilitate the success of a reconditioning sector. It is by building these types of partnerships that we can truly make a reality. our vision of a circular battery economy in France and Europe“.
