Background
26 May 2020

4R Energy Corporation
4R Energy is a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo to develop end-of-life solutions for electric vehicle batteries including battery second-life, remanufacturing and recycling.
21 Aug 2019

UL issues world's first certification for repurposed EV batteries
UL announced that 4R Energy Corporation, a joint venture of Nissan Motors and Sumitomo Corporation focusing on the effective reuse of EV batteries for energy storage systems, is the first organization worldwide to be certified to UL 1974, the Standard for Evaluation for Repurposing Batteries.
4 Apr 2018

Recycled car batteries power street lights
Japan's first plant specializing in the reuse and recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles is set to open amid growing demand for electric cars.
26 Dec 2011

Industrial e-concept vehicles from Nissan
From July 2011, Nissan began efforts to widen the EV range into the LCV sector, with the launch of global proving tests for the NV200 based EV.