EV Manufacturers & OEM Take-Back Programmes

Warranty returns, recall stock, prototype packs and true end-of-life units behave differently. Warranty returns often hold high capacity and may be repairable at module level, while recall stock can be large, sudden and partly damaged. Prototype and validation packs carry confidential designs and need controlled destruction records. End-of-life packs arrive steadily from dealers and fleets with a wide spread of condition.

We map each stream to a route before the first collection: which sites receive it, what paperwork travels with it, who signs off grading and how value is shared. Mapping this early prevents the most common programme failure, where every return is treated as scrap and high-value modules are shredded because nobody set up a faster path for them.

Producer responsibility is only discharged when the evidence holds up. In India that means certificates generated on the CPCB EPR portal against verified recycled weight. In the EU it means documentation that supports producer responsibility, recycling efficiency and, from February 2027, battery passport records for in-scope batteries. In the United States it means traceability that supports state programmes and customer sourcing requirements.

We tie every certificate to serial numbers, weighbridge records and processing outcomes, so an auditor can follow a pack from the dealer bay to the refined salt batch. Monthly data feeds carry the same records into your ESG reporting, which avoids two versions of the truth.