Not dead yet: The race to give spent EV batteries a second life on the grid and beyond

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A decade or two on the road will drain an EV battery’s range and hobble its acceleration.

But while it peters out for daily commutes, that battery still has a lot of juice left.

This episode of Positive Charge from GeekWire focuses on companies resurrecting these batteries to power off-grid communities, industrial sites and energy-hungry data centers. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/not-dead-yet-the-race-to-give-spent-ev-batteries-a-second-life-on-the-grid-and-beyond/">Read More