Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology: Automobile manufacturers must be responsible for recycling batteries when selling cars

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Beijing News Express (Reporter Wang Shu) On the afternoon of November 2, at the National People’s Congress Standing Committee’s special inquiry site, regarding the issue of new energy vehicle battery recycling that has attracted much attention, Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, stated, “Automobile factories are selling cars. It’s time to recycle batteries responsibly.”

During the National People's Congress Standing Committee's review of the "Solid Waste Law" (Solid Waste Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Law) enforcement inspection report, the issue of new energy vehicle battery recycling triggered heated discussions. On the morning of the 2nd, when the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress reviewed the "Solid Waste Law" enforcement inspection report in groups, Luo Baoming, deputy chairman of the Overseas Chinese Committee of the National People's Congress, raised the question: "What should I do if the batteries of electric vehicles that are booming and popular are scrapped? It’s here, it’s imminent.”

During the group deliberation, Chen Zhong, a representative of the National People's Congress who was present at the meeting, made an accounting of new energy vehicle batteries. He analyzed that the power batteries currently used in electric vehicles in our country are mainly lithium iron phosphate. In addition, there are also some ternary lithium batteries, and a small amount of lithium titanate, lithium cobalt oxide, and lithium manganate batteries. "The common feature of the above-mentioned power batteries is that the positive electrode material contains a large amount of heavy metal elements, such as Co, N, Ti, Mn, Li, etc., the negative electrode material is mainly C, and the main component of the electrolyte is LiPF6. In the next few years, it will be possible to In the emerging new high-energy power batteries such as lithium sulfide batteries, the positive electrode material is mainly composed of ternary lithium, the negative electrode material may be graphite silicon, and the electrolytic raw material may be LiPS. Ni, Co, and Mn contained in these materials , Ti, Cu, Al metals and non-metallic P, S and other salt compounds may have a significant negative impact on the environment."

Chen Zhong said that my country's new energy vehicle production will exceed 700,000 units this year. According to the "Technical Roadmap for Energy-Saving New Energy Vehicles" released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in October 2016, my country's production of new energy vehicles will reach 4 million units in 2025 and 10 million units in 2030. The above targets do not include hybrid vehicles. Based on the weight of the power battery carried by each pure electric vehicle being 700kg, the weight of batteries used in pure electric vehicles produced in 2025 will reach 2.8 million tons, and will reach 7 million tons in 2030. In addition, there will be a huge increase in the number of lithium batteries used in hybrid vehicles and the upgrade of lithium-acid batteries for electric bicycles to lithium batteries in the future. "So far, the recycling and disposal technology of lithium batteries has not been truly solved. Once these normal power batteries are put into the market, after an average use cycle of 3-8 years, how to dispose of these waste batteries will inevitably face huge problems."

On the afternoon of the 2nd, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a special inquiry in conjunction with the review of the "Solid Waste Law" enforcement inspection report. When asked, Miao Wei talked about the issue of new energy vehicle batteries, "In terms of recycling and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries, producers can be established. Extended responsibility system. Automobile manufacturers must be responsible for the recycling of batteries when selling cars. We held a meeting at the ministry yesterday to study and prepare to take the lead in recycling power batteries."