Designwerk ensures minimal environmental impact through the use of battery systems in three steps. The design life of our systems is 10-15 years. First Life: In First Life with particularly high capacity and performance requirements, the systems can be operated for around 8-10 years. In other words, between 2000 and 2500 charging cycles are possible. The larger the battery, the more kilometers can be effectively driven.
Second Life: Following use in the traction area, the storage unit can be returned with the available residual capacity. We are investigating another possible use as a second-life battery, for example as a home or buffer storage system. Recycling: Battery take-back is ensured through an advanced recycling fee and transparent recycling processes.
Together with partners, we ensure the recycling of batteries after use in first or second life. The recovered materials meet the qualitative criteria for use in the secondary raw materials market – sometimes for the production of new batteries. 96% of the valuable raw materials can be recovered in the recycling process.
