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What is Repurposing?

Created September 10, 2026
Last updated September 15, 2026

Summary

Repurposing is adapting a battery for a different use.

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Repurposing is reconfiguring a battery (often from EV first life) for a new application such as stationary storage.

  • Why it matters: Frequently confused with reuse and recycling; it's neither
  • Often confused with: Second Life, Battery Recycling

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Other useful related terminology.

Battery Circularity

Battery Circularity is keeping batteries and their materials in use for as long as they're useful.

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a system of batteries that stores energy and releases it when needed

Reuse

Reuse is using a battery again as-is, without reconfiguring it.

Second Life (2L)

Second Life is a battery's use after its first application.

Total Deployable Cost (TDC)

Total Deployable Cost (TDC) is the real cost of putting a battery to work, not just its price.

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is feeding energy from an EV battery back to the grid.

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