{"id":2318,"date":"2015-02-06T09:44:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T09:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2015-02-06T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T09:44:43","slug":"toyota-motor-europe-wants-its-batteries-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2318","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Motor Europe wants its batteries back"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>With 91% of its hybrid batteries being successfully collected through its own retail network, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is now extending collection to independent end-of-life vehicle (ELV) treatment operators\n<\/li>\n<li>TME aims to collect 100% of Toyota and Lexus customers&#8217; used hybrid batteries, both through its own network and any authorised ELV operator across Europe\n<\/li>\n<li>As part of its plans to realise this ambitious objective, TME has extended until March 31, 2018 the current battery recycling agreements with France-based Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nouvelle d&#8217;Affinage des M\u00e9taux (SNAM) and Belgium-based Umicore N.V., responsible for the European-wide take back and sustainable recycling of nickel-metal hydride (NiMh) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in Europe, respectively\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brussels, Belgium \u2013\u00a0Hybrid batteries can generally outlast the vehicle life. These are therefore usually only recovered at the end of the vehicle life or in case of an accident. TME has built up years of experience running an internal collection process with Toyota and Lexus retailers\/repairers through a reverse logistics mechanism. Toyota and Lexus dealers receive a new hybrid battery in return for giving back the old one, leading to an average 91% collection rate. <\/p>\n<p>Now TME is stepping up efforts to drastically increase the volumes of collected used hybrid batteries. It set itself the challenging target of aiming to collect 100% of the batteries, coming from both its own network and from any authorised ELV treatment operators across the whole of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the company announces today the extension, until March 31, 2018, of the current battery recycling agreements:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Since 1 July 2011 France-based Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nouvelle d&#8217;Affinage des M\u00e9taux (SNAM) has been taking back and recycling nickel-metal hydride (NiMh) batteries in Europe (installed in the Prius, Auris Hybrid, Auris Hybrid Touring Sports, Yaris Hybrid and all Lexus hybrids)\n<\/li>\n<li>Since 20 August 2012 Belgium-based Umicore N.V. has been taking back and recycling Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in Europe (installed in Toyota&#8217;s Prius+ and Prius Plug-in)\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Steve Hope, General Manager TME Environment Affairs, says &#8220;When our customers buy a hybrid, they already know that they are in for outstanding fuel efficiency, a stress free driving experience and a reliable car.&#8221; He continues &#8220;This is yet another reason for a hybrid purchase. We ensure customers that their car excels in environmental performance during its entire lifecycle, giving customers another good reason to fall in love with hybrid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today used hybrid batteries are still mainly destined for recycling&#8221;, adds Steve Hope. &#8220;However, TME has started to research the different options for the remanufacturing of NiMh batteries.&#8221; Solutions include giving those batteries a second life as vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-stationary energy source. <\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, around 850,000 Toyota and Lexus full hybrid vehicles have been sold in Europe. A cornerstone in Toyota&#8217;s environmental approach is the protection of natural resources, making sustainable recycling of high voltage batteries a key priority.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.toyota.eu\/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=09E2A087C7EC121831D7F2C96977DE07?&amp;id=4209&amp;allImage=1&amp;teaser=toyota-motor-europe-wants-its-batteries-back\">http:\/\/newsroom.toyota.eu\/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=09E2A087C7EC121831D7F2C96977DE07?&amp;id=4209&amp;allImage=1&amp;teaser=toyota-motor-europe-wants-its-batteries-back<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 91% of its hybrid batteries being successfully collected through its own retail network, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is now extending collection to independent end-of-life vehicle (ELV) treatment operators TME aims to collect 100% of Toyota and Lexus customers&#8217; used hybrid batteries, both through its own network and any authorised ELV operator across Europe As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotive","category-ev-and-hybrid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p79TdE-Bo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2330,"url":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2330","url_meta":{"origin":2318,"position":0},"title":"Facts about battery technology for hybrid and electric powertrains","author":"Tom Denton","date":"March 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"How range is increasing, why a battery has more than one lifetime, and how automated driving could change battery technology Long service life, top quality, the highest degree of safety \u2013 we expect an enormous amount from high-voltage batteries in vehicles. 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