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EV Batteries Reveal Gaps In Circularity Strategy

Amin Ashaari, CEO & Co-founder , SoyaCincau.com

06-Mar-25 08:45

EV Batteries Reveal Gaps In Circularity Strategy

Malaysians have embraced the electric vehicle revolution, but this comes with new challenges. It is estimated that nearly 900,000 EV batteries will need recycling by 2050 - does Malaysia have the right infrastructure and ecosystem in place to handle this waste? We discuss this with Amin Ashaari, CEO & Co-founder SoyaCincau.com.

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Produced by: Aisalli Ayub, Aghilen Sankar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See


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Tags:  electric vehiclecar batterieselectronic wasteenvironmental friendlyrenewable technology





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