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STANDARDS & cOMMITTEES
Battery recycling the focus
of new SAE standard
SAE International announced today revisions to SAE
J2984™: Identification of Transportation Battery
Systems for Recycling Recommended Practice. The
updated recommended practice is intended to
support the proper and efficient recycling of
rechargeable battery systems used in transportation.
" This update to SAE J2984 is a much-needed
improvement to a document that was originally
published in 2012 and focuses on the high-priority
subject matter of recycling of advanced battery
systems for the preservation of the raw materials, "
said Bob Galyen, chair of the SAE Battery Standards
Steering Committee and SAE Fellow. " Recycling of
advanced batteries systems is of great interest from a
national security and overall product cost perspective
at a time when the industry needs to ramp production
quickly for the electrification of mobility. "
The document lays out a voluntary system where
automakers can choose to include additional
information about battery chemistry used in hybrid and
electric vehicles. It is intended to support rechargeable
battery systems used in transportation applications
with a maximum voltage greater than 12V, including SLI
batteries. Other battery systems, such as nonrechargeable
batteries, batteries contained in
electronics and telecom/utility batteries, are not
considered in the development of this specification.
" For nearly a decade, SAE J2984 has proven to be
an important document for the industry as we
advance our journey to sustainable transportation, "
said Colin Pelletier, the sponsor of the SAE J2984
document. " The updated guidelines better assist
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The SAE Battery Standards Steering
Committee, under chair Bob Galyen, is one of
SAE's busiest.
recyclers and other stakeholders
with the best end of life path for
specific hybrid and electrical
vehicle rechargeable batteries. "
For additional information on
SAE J2984, visit: https://www.
sae.org/standards/content/
j2984_201308/.
To learn more about SAE
International's standards
committees, please visit: https://
www.sae.org/standards/
development, or contact Dante
Rahdar at dante.rahdar@sae.
org to participate in the SAE
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