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Toyota is recycling old EV batteries to help power Mazda's production line

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304 points computerliker | 2 comments | 23 Aug 25 18:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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skhameneh ◴[27 Aug 25 17:52 UTC] No.45042759[source]▶
This seems very bizarre given Mazda is probably the least (of all "major" manufacturers) focused on EV and electric initiatives.

Mazda only had one EV, the MX-30 EV. Less than 600 of the MX-30 EV were sold in the US during its production. It was a complete flop right out of production. Mazda leadership has been notorious for pushing rotary engines and shifting further away from EV initiatives.

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1. wallaBBB ◴[27 Aug 25 17:59 UTC] No.45042860[source]▶
it's unrelated to the manufacturing of EVs. If any factory reaches a significant energy generation (usually this means from solar) it makes sense to look into a battery solution. It just happens to be Mazda's manufacturing plant.
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2. skhameneh ◴[27 Aug 25 18:17 UTC] No.45043080[source]▶
The batteries are sourced from manufactured EVs. This is a later stage of the battery lifecycle that began with manufacturing of an EV.