An electric scooter’s battery spends about five years powering daily commutes.
But when the battery’s State of Health drops below 70%, most people see a trash dead battery.
But the industry sees a treasure trove of critical minerals.
At this moment, the exhausted battery stops being an automotive component and transforms into the frontline of a monumental industrial transition.
As EV adoption is accelerating in the country, the fate of that battery determines whether India will be a self-reliant producer or replace import dependence on crude with import dependence on critical minerals.
