Reusing or repurposing old batteries offers another route to their disposal and productivity. Many domestic electric appliances contain Lithium-ion and Lithium LiPo batteries which still have between 50 to 70 per cent of their capacity left, which more than enough for other uses.

At Batterino, we assemble primarely Lithium-ion battery packs using up to 70% rescued batteries coming from laptops and e-bike batteries, we also add BMS or battery management system to prolong their life. Once we receive second-hand batteries, we test them for State of health and the State of Charge before re-packaging them so that they can be used for e-bikes, portable energy packs and home energy storage.

Although the life cycle of batteries will depend on how you use it, temperatures, and many other factors, current Lithium-ion batteries have an average life time expectation of 2,000-4,000 cycles, compared to 400-1,500 cycles of lead-acid batteries.