Can You Recycle Hybrid Car Batteries?

By Bumblebee Batteries

Every hybrid car owner knows the day will eventually come when they need to replace their hybrid battery. But when that time does arrive, your focus may largely be on the replacement battery, as that’s the one that will get your vehicle back up and running. That makes sense, right? What about the old battery, though? Can it be recycled? Well, it can actually be reused in most cases—or at least parts of it can be. Just because the battery as a whole may be unable to power your vehicle, that doesn’t mean every one of its cells is dead.  The working cells of an old hybrid car battery can be recycled and used to create fully functional batteries.

How Can Working Cells From Hybrid Car Batteries Be Recycled?

The idea of being able to recycle hybrid car batteries may seem unusual on the surface. After all, how can a battery’s life be used up and still be recyclable? Well, whether it’s being recharged and reused or simply having its working cells repurposed into a battery that is being rebuilt, there can be ways to make the most of an old battery. It does take the right hybrid battery experts, however, so this isn’t typically something you can take on as a DIY project. Instead, leave it to the professionals.

How Bumblebee Batteries Expertly Crafts Rebuilt Batteries

At Bumblebee Batteries, we have a high level of experience working with recycled hybrid car batteries. Actually, it’s a large part of what we do. Our expert team takes working cells from partially depleted batteries and uses them to rebuild functional, cost-effective batteries. These are what we call our BeeLine batteries, which are a great investment for anyone operating on a tight budget. If you’re purchasing any kind of battery from us, though, we will ask that you provide your old one to us so that we can check it for working cells and keep our rebuilding process going.

For more information about how we recycle usable cells from old hybrid car batteries, or to learn more about our rebuilt replacement batteries, contact Bumblebee Batteries today.