Second life for BMW electric vehicle batteries
BMW Group UK has entered into a partnership with Off Grid Energy to give a second life to BMW and MINI electric vehicle batteries.
BMW will supply Rugby-based Off Grid Energy with battery modules for them to adapt to create mobile power units.
Second life for repurposed EV batteries in off grid locations
In a statement, Graeme Grieve, CEO BMW Group UK, said: “BMW Group will have 25 electrified models on the roads by 2023 – half of them fully electric. We are delighted to work with Off Grid Energy to find a sustainable way of continuing to use these valuable batteries, even after they have put in many years of service in our electrified cars.”
BMW and MINI EV batteries have a warranty of eight years (or 100,000 miles) after which the battery could still retain up to 80 per cent of its initial capacity. The battery can continue to serve a ‘secondary use’ as a mobile power source once it has degraded to the point where it no longer functions optimally for the car.
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