SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 28, 2026Interesting Engineering

World’s largest EV battery repurposing megafactory built in just six weeks

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Moment Energy, a Canadian cleantech company, has opened Megafactory 1 in Vancouver — the world's largest facility for repurposing retired EV batteries — just six weeks after announcing it. As millions of EV batteries lose automotive performance but retain significant storage capacity, the facility will test, certify, and convert them into grid-scale energy storage systems for hospitals, data centers, and factories, targeting 1 GWh capacity by 2030.

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