On April 2, GGII (Gaogong Lithium Battery Research Institute) learned from the website of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection that the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the "Shenzhen Pilot Program for the Construction of a National New Energy Vehicle Power Battery Supervision and Recycling System (2018-2020)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Program").
The plan indicates that Shenzhen will explore and implement the extended producer responsibility system for power batteries throughout the city. Based on the experience gained from the Shenzhen pilot program, the city will continuously improve the design of the extended producer responsibility system and strive to issue a nationwide implementation plan as soon as possible. The plan will be implemented on June 1, 2018.
In recent years, the market share of new energy vehicles has experienced explosive growth. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that in 2017, China produced 794,000 new energy vehicles and sold 777,000, ranking first in the world for the third consecutive year. Statistics from the Ministry of Public Security show that by the end of 2017, the national stock of new energy vehicles reached 1.53 million, accounting for 0.7% of the total number of vehicles.
Based on the lifespan of power batteries, it is generally 5-8 years. According to data from the Gaogong Industry Research Institute (GGII), the amount of power batteries recycled in 2018 will reach 63,900 tons, an increase of 129.99% year-on-year; and the amount recycled will reach 247,600 tons by 2020.
In fact, since 2016, various departments have issued a series of policies and regulations regarding the recycling of used power batteries. These include: the "Technical Policy for the Recycling and Utilization of Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles", the "Specifications for the Recycling, Utilization and Dismantling of Power Batteries for Vehicles", and the "Interim Measures for the Management of the Recycling and Utilization of Power Batteries for New Energy Vehicles", etc.
As a leading city in China's new energy vehicle industry, Shenzhen ranks among the top cities nationwide in terms of the scale and number of new energy vehicles promoted. With the approaching end of the power battery scrapping cycle, Shenzhen is also actively responding to the call to establish and improve a recycling system for new energy vehicle power batteries.
It is worth mentioning that the plan proposes to improve the power battery recycling deposit mechanism. For new energy vehicle companies registered and selling in the city, a certain amount of power battery recycling and disposal funds will be set aside based on the unit kilowatt-hour when selling new energy vehicles. Companies that set aside recycling funds can be given subsidies according to the prescribed standards, which can be applied for by the companies after completing the recycling and disposal according to the procedures.
In addition, the plan also requires the construction of a power battery information management platform; the implementation of a power battery registration system; the strengthening of power battery recycling management at maintenance outlets; the strengthening of supervision over the recycling of power batteries from scrapped new energy vehicles; the strict management of the storage and transportation of used power batteries; the standardization of the behavior of enterprises engaged in cascade utilization and recycling; and the support for the industrialization of cascade utilization and recycling.
