This Company Is Salvaging EV Parts From Old Airplanes [Video]

The old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is truer than ever with a new Singaporean startup that specializes in targeted commercial jets for cheap electric vehicle components. Yes, I know that sounds a bit strange, but it’s exactly what Nandia REM is doing. The company spoke with Bloomberg and said it is developing a method to repurpose aviation-grade aluminium panels for electric vehicle battery castings.

There’s definitely a lot of room for growth here as more and more aircraft are retired in the next few years. The number of retired aircraft around the world is set to sore (I’m so sorry) to over 20,000 planes by the end of the decade. Nanndina tells Bloomberg that salvaging parts from obsolete jets could yield tens of millions of battery cases. The company is also apparently looking for ways to repurpose plastics and other materials that could be useful in cars.

Right now, efforts around the …