Second Life Battery Sales Australia

15/01/2026

We’re proud to share that Second Life Batteries has been awarded an Applied Research Grant through the TAFE Queensland Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries.

The Centre, led by TAFE Queensland, is a joint initiative between the Australian and Queensland Governments focused on building skills and capability for Australia’s clean energy future.

We’ll use more than $77,000 in funding to further develop methods for dismantling, testing, reconfiguring and reusing EV batteries for solar energy storage in remotely deployable off-grid systems.

More to come as the project progresses.

11/01/2026

By 2030, tens of thousands of tonnes of retired EV batteries will be entering the waste stream.

Even when batteries are labelled as “recycled”, the reality is often very different. In many cases, packs are dismantled and either shipped overseas as whole cells or shredded battery material for processing. The lithium and cobalt remain within those cells, meaning Australia is exporting the problem rather than solving it locally.

Companies are paying between $1,500 and $5,000 per battery pack just to move this offshore.

Australia needs a real end of life battery solution. If you are an EV owner, fleet operator, insurer or dismantler with end of life EV batteries, send them to us for processing for free.

Keeping EV batteries out of landfill is only just beginning.
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26/05/2025

Check out this video showcasing the hardwork that goes into preparing cells for sale and shipping. What are your thoughts, or do you have any expert tips to share on streamlining cell stripping and testing processes?

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13/06/2023

Laptop batteries for sale. Good only for cell recovery. 100 complete batteries for $50, expect around 5-10 cells per battery, unknown condition.
1000s available

05/02/2023

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21/11/2022

We make use of FLIR (Infrared camera) to monitor our packs during load testing. Comment below if you know the cause of the strong heat signature streaked down the middle of this example?!

20/11/2022

LFP 26650 cells now in stock, PM for ordering

17/03/2022

SLBS is a Brisbane based start up focussed on creating a sustainable recycling scheme for retired lithium-ion batteries from e-mobility, e-vehicle and other battery applications.