Enabling second-life batteries

Lifetime is a low-cost, open-source solution for cell health testing for second-life battery applications.

Currently, used lithium-ion batteries are either sent to landfill or recycling centres. Neither of these are sustainable options.

In landfills, waste accumulation, fire hazard, and toxic gas release are acute dangers.
In recycling centres, chemical processes break down the batteries to recover metals, such as lithium.

Read why used batteries are a major problem

A single damaged cell can compromise the whole battery’s performance

The problem is that robust, cost-effective technology for testing the state-of-health of cells is presently not easily available.

Lifetime is a testing kit that measures the state-of-health of battery cells

Our solution is low-cost and open-source. Get the components you need or use our documentation to create your own testing kit.

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