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How to revive dead car batteries
Car producers and battery companies alike are asking the inevitable question: ‘What happens when the electric car battery
breaks down?’ The answer may lie in the hands of Spiers New Technologies (SNT), which specialises in remanufacturing
faulty battery packs.
W
e were one of the first to develop exper-
tise in this niche segment; we started in
2015, from our headquarters in Okla-
homa, and now work with major automotive
brands such as Nissan and Ford,’ explains
Gert-Jan van der Have.
A representative of SNT’s European
branch, he estimates that the company deliv-
ers an average of six remanufactured battery
packs to customers across North America
every week. ‘I’m proud to say we are the only
licensed party currently active in the US that
is allowed to ship remanufactured batteries
by aircraft,’ he says. ‘In this way, we are able to
return the batteries within 24 hours.’
Spiers New Technologies takes care of
everything from the storage of faulty car bat-
teries, repurposing, repair and remanufac-
turing, to consultancy as well as analysis and
problem-solving. ‘The last service essentially
means we take a look under the lid of the bat-
tery to determine exactly what’s wrong with
it,’ Van der Have notes.
What’s the diagnosis?
‘We have developed special software and
equipment that can pinpoint the battery’s
weak spots,’ he observes. ‘In a way, you can
think of us as a hospital. Instead of a skilled
team of surgeons, we have engineers, chem-
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