Webinar: December 11, 12:00 -1:00 pm (MST), Zoom
Did you know that Lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries can have a “second life” after a vehicle is retired?
Once an electric vehicle reaches the end of its life, the battery inside can be reused and repurposed, and, ultimately, the critical minerals within the battery can be recycled to create new batteries. These are all second-life applications, and they create significant economic and social benefits while reducing the environmental impact of electric vehicles.
Numerous studies have shown that EVs are much better for the environment than traditional gas-powered cars. Most of the emissions impact of an electric vehicle comes from producing the battery itself. But recent reports have demonstrated that using recycled materials, or directly reusing the battery, can greatly reduce the need for newly mined minerals, and subsequently the environmental impact, for electric vehicles. When you consider that recycling can recover around 95% of the key materials from EV batteries, there is a real opportunity to create a circular economy for EV batteries.
Join WRA and EV experts from Tesla, Redwood Materials, and Nevada Battery Coalition as we discuss the exciting new developments in the burgeoning field of EV battery recycling and repurposing.
Join us on December 11 as we:
- Provide information on second life EV battery applications and how a circular economy for EV batteries could revolutionize the industry.
- Discuss the significant environmental benefits and emissions reductions that come from second life applications for EV batteries.
- Discuss the economic benefits to local communities, like job creation and tax credits, that come with a circular EV battery economy.
- Provide policy frameworks for implementing a circular EV battery process in states, including extended producer responsibility and recycling efficiency standards.
Want more information before the webinar? Check WRA’s report on second life EV battery applications.
Panelists
Caleb Cage
Executive Director, Nevada Battery Coalition
Caleb Cage is from Reno, Nevada, where he currently runs a private consulting firm. Through his firm, Caleb serves as the Executive Director of the Nevada Battery Coalition, a trade association working to provide a unifying voice for all parts of the battery supply chain in Nevada. Prior to starting his own firm, Caleb led several Nevada state agencies and worked for several Nevada Governors.
Audrey Dépault
Managing Advisor, Public Policy and Business Development, Tesla
A graduate of Concordia University and the University of Sherbrooke, Audrey joined Tesla after working for over ten years in the non-profit climate movement. She was Executive Director of the Canadian branch of the Climate Reality Project, founded by former Vice President Al Gore.
At Tesla, Audrey is responsible for a variety of policy issues aimed at accelerating the transition to sustainable energy. Audrey is particularly interested in different policy approaches to recover, reuse, and recycle used and end-of-life automotive and stationary energy storage batteries.
Daniel Zotos
Senior Manager of Public Affairs & Advocacy, Redwood Materials
Daniel Zotos is a seasoned public affairs expert with a proven track record in government relations, public policy, issue advocacy, strategic communications, and electoral politics. He is committed to advancing clean energy technology and championing transportation electrification.
As the Senior Manager of Public Affairs & Advocacy at Redwood Materials, Daniel manages company efforts in state government affairs, federal advocacy, and policy communications. He collaborates closely with policymakers, trade associations, nonprofits, and coalitions, advocating for policies that support the battery supply chain and its sustainability.
Moderator
Aaron Kressig
Transportation Electrification Manager, Western Resource Advocates
Aaron leads WRA’s transportation electrification work across the region to develop and implement policies which will accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and other technologies with the potential to significantly reduce emissions from the transportation sector. His work focuses on securing policies and plans which will maximize the environmental and economic benefits that electrified transportation can offer the intermountain West. Aaron is based in Denver but works on transportation electrification policies across all of WRA’s states.
