Solution
Submitted 04/2026
EV & Hybrid Battery Dismantling & Recycling Services
Product Group
Solution
Dismantling-as-a-Service
Scope
Industrial Scale
Price Range
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Short Description
GLR (Great Lakes Recycling) provides industrial-scale, R2v3- and RIOS-certified dismantling for EV, hybrid, and prototype battery packs prior to Battery Recycling or Reuse. Specializing in fast and efficient pack-to-module disassembly, GLR safely decommissions high-voltage systems to recover battery modules and EV-grade components such as bus bars, cooling plates or connectors , offering a sustainable alternative to total shredding for OEMs, dealerships, scrap yards, and repair shops.
Upcoming: in-house second-life testing capabilities.
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Specifications & Service
- Great Lakes Recycling (GLR) provides industrial-scale, R2v3- and RIOS-certified dismantling services for EV, hybrid, and prototype battery packs.
- From a 60,000 sq. ft. facility in River Rouge, Michigan — with an active rail spur and a dedicated EV/hybrid dismantling line — GLR serves OEMs, battery manufacturers, dealerships, repair shops, scrapyards, fleet operators, and energy-storage players across the US, into Canada, and via international partners with a US presence.
- GLR's core service is fast, efficient pack-to-module dismantling: a full modular-pack load is typically turned around in about 1.5 days. Incoming packs are safely disassembled, and sorted into modules plus recovered EV-grade components such as bus bars, aluminum, copper, steel, and wiring — pure battery-grade materials that GLR actively routes back into the supply chain rather than scrapping. Cells are produced only occasionally on request.
- GLR is not a mechanical recycler; downstream shredding and material recovery is handled by qualified partners.
- Current throughput is up to ~500,000 lbs of EV/hybrid battery material per month at one dedicated team, with ~3.5M lbs processed in 2025.
- All chemistries are accepted — including Li-ion (NMC, LFP) and Nickel Metal Hydride — along with both DDR and non-DDR material.
- Potted/epoxy-filled structural packs (e.g., newer Tesla and BMW designs) are evaluated, with dedicated process-development trials planned for spring/summer 2026. Prototype and pre-production packs are routinely handled under NDA, making GLR a go-to partner for OEMs strategizing teardown of new pack architectures.
- Safety is layered: risk-assessment-based sorted storage, rejection of improperly packaged inbound shipments, internal safety standards reviewed and updated monthly, thermal runaway incident protocols, and 24/7 thermal monitoring — all under R2v3 and RIOS oversight and regular EGLE site audits.