China retreats from push to reuse EV bus batteries in grid storage

After rapidly electrifying its bus fleet, China is shifting away from second-life battery programs, signaling concern about technical or economic viability of repurposing aging EV batteries for stationary storage.

First covered Oct 28, 2026 · 8:15 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

China retreats from push to reuse EV bus batteries in grid storage — Image via cleantechnica.com

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13d CleanTechnica China Steps Back From Promoting Second-Life EV Batteries — China spent much of the 2010s electrifying urban bus fleets while most countries were still testing whether battery-electric buses could replace diesel.

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autorecyclingworld.com China Eyes Second-life EV Batteries As Grid-storage Resource - Auto Recycling World

finance.yahoo.com China sends worn-out EV batteries straight to the shredder, while the US gives them a second life

restofworld.org China and the West are taking opposite paths on EV battery recycling

uk.finance.yahoo.com China sends worn-out EV batteries straight to the shredder, while the US gives them a second life

thecooldown.com China sends worn-out EV batteries straight to the shredder, while the US gives them a second life

Appeared in: 2026-10-28 (#6)

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