Jaguar Land Rover to work with Devon firm on 'pioneering' electric battery recycling project

A Plymouth technology firm is working with luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on a major clean energy project.

Under the scheme, Devon-based Altilium will recycle old electric vehicle batteries, extracting materials such as lithium and nickel, at its pilot facility in Tavistock. The materials will then be used to be produce new battery cells at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) - the UK’s national battery manufacturing scale-up facility.

JLR will conduct comprehensive validation studies on the batteries, Altilium said.

Dr Christian Marston, Altilium's