A Hyundai is now an air purifier — and 3 other ways car parts are getting a second life
A Hyundai is now an air purifier — and 3 other ways car parts are getting a second life Automakers are seeing the financial incentives for circular design Second life batteries are big business Lithium-ion batteriesgenerally last about 10 -15 years in powering an electric vehicle. However, they have a residual capacity of more than 80 percent beyond their vehicle functionality. As a result, they are being increasingly used for stationary electricity storage systems, where they are cheaper than new cells and can live for a further 10 years....