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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 2 MIN

Dr Will Barker: Mint Innovation CEO on the company securing $18m to recycle EV batteries for Jaguar Land Rover

from Best of Business · host Newstalk ZB

An Auckland company is part of a consortium which has secured nearly $18 million in UK Government funding to help Jaguar Land Rover recycle old EV batteries. Mint Innovation, along with LiBatt Recycling and Warwick University, will help develop technology to extract lithium, nickel and cobalt from used batteries. Mint Innovation CEO Dr Will Barker says the company is scaling to be one of the leaders in recovering valuable metal from e-waste.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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