Moment Energy to Build World’s Largest EV Battery Repurposing ‘Megafactory’ in Vancouver in 6 Weeks

On May 13, 2026, Moment Energy announced plans to build what it says will become the world’s largest battery repurposing facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, marking a major expansion of North America’s domestic energy storage infrastructure and one of the fastest battery manufacturing scale-ups globally.

The announcement follows the company’s recent $40 million Series B funding round, which pushed total capital raised beyond $100 million and highlighted growing investor confidence in second-life battery storage technology.

Moment Energy says the new Vancouver facility will be completed and fully operational by the end of June 2026, dramatically increasing the company’s manufacturing capacity to meet rising demand from utilities, industrial operators, data centers, and AI infrastructure providers facing mounting grid constraints and power shortages.

The facility will focus on repurposing retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries already operating on North American roads into commercial-scale energy storage systems. By extending battery life before recycling, the company aims to provide faster and lower-cost energy storage deployment compared to traditional battery manufacturing.

“This is about building the infrastructure needed to support the next generation of energy demand,” said Edward Chiang, Co-Founder and CEO of Moment Energy. “We are proud to establish this facility in Canada, the country where Moment Energy was founded, to foster domestic manufacturing. This scaling solution utilizes existing battery resources to deliver the reliable, affordable power that is so crucial right now.

Once completed, the Vancouver operation is expected to become the world’s largest battery repurposing facility, with planned capacity reaching 1 GWh by 2030 while creating more than 100 skilled jobs. The site will operate as a fully vertically integrated system, managing battery intake, diagnostics, testing, integration, and deployment under one roof.

Moment Energy says the facility will also be among the few globally operating under UL 1974 certification standards for battery repurposing. The company emphasizes that its fully domestic supply chain strategy helps reduce dependence on foreign battery manufacturing while keeping critical battery materials circulating within North America.

As hundreds of gigawatt-hours of EV batteries are expected to retire over the next decade, Moment Energy sees second-life storage systems as a critical solution for supporting grid reliability, AI growth, and industrial electrification.

The company currently partners with major automakers, including Mercedes-Benz Energy, to deploy repurposed battery systems powering factories, hospitals, microgrids, and data centers across North America.

EVinfo.net’s Take: Repurposing and Recycling EV Batteries is Growing Fast in North America

Electric vehicle batteries don’t simply get thrown away when they leave a car. In most cases, they begin a valuable “second life” powering energy storage systems for homes, businesses, factories, microgrids, and even AI data centers before eventually being recycled into materials for new batteries.

That creates a major difference between EVs and gasoline vehicles.

Once gasoline is burned, it is gone forever, leaving behind harmful emissions and planet-warming pollution. EV batteries, however, can continue delivering value for years after their automotive life ends. Repurposing batteries for stationary energy storage extends the usefulness of critical minerals, reduces waste, strengthens grid reliability, and lowers the environmental footprint of battery production.

EVs were already the most eco friendly vehicle before EV battery repurposing and recycling began, but these make the equation even more compelling for environmental health. A wide variety of life-cycle analysis studies find EVs as the best and cleanest vehicle in environmental terms, even when battery materials mining and battery production are considered.

This second-life market is becoming increasingly important as demand for energy storage rapidly grows across North America. Utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy projects all need large-scale storage systems to stabilize the grid and support electrification.

After batteries complete their second-life applications, they can then be recycled to recover valuable materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper for use in manufacturing new batteries, creating a more circular domestic supply chain.

The EV battery repurposing and recycling industries are still in their early stages in North America, but momentum is building quickly. As more EVs reach the road and eventually retire, second-life battery systems and recycling infrastructure could become a major new industrial sector supporting new jobs, economic growth, clean energy, manufacturing, and energy independence.

EVs, EV battery repurposing and recycling, and renewable energy must be supported. These things save money and the planet, while boosting any nation’s national security.