End-of-life Electric Vehicle Battery Management, and Sufficiency of Singapore's Recycling and Disposal Capacity for Future Demand

Mr Jackson Lam asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what plans are in place to manage end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries as more EVs reach the end of their Certificate of Entitlement cycle; and (b) whether Singapore has sufficient recycling and disposal capacity to meet future demand.

Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries are regulated under the National Environment Agency's Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for e-waste, which took effect on 1 July 2021. Under this scheme, companies that supply EV batteries in Singapore, whether as standalone batteries or as components of electric and hybrid vehicles, are responsible for the collection and end-of-life treatment of these batteries. These batteries can be either processed by licensed local e-waste recyclers or exported for treatment, where valuable materials, such as cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper, are recovered.

We will continue to monitor end-of-life EV battery volumes and ensure that we have sufficient recycling and disposal capacity to meet projected demand.