AutoBlog DEC 2024 / by Elijah Nicholson-Messmer / Read original article
Toyota is taking a significant step toward advancing electric vehicle (EV) sustainability with a $4.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
The funds, which come from the department’s CIRCULAR program, will support the development of innovative technologies to establish a circular domestic supply chain for EV batteries.
Breaking down barriers to battery recycling
The grant will fund Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America’s (TEMA) project to design an automated process for battery disassembly and recycling. Led by the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), the initiative is a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Waygate Technologies.
