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An integrated approach and vertical supply chains are important to Clarios , with Muellerweiss stating : “ When we try to sell a battery , we want to recover a battery and get that back . It doesn ' t matter if we made the battery , it doesn ' t matter if it ' s exactly the same size that we ' re selling . It doesn ' t matter if there are multiple batteries that somebody wants to return back . We want it because that is the star of our supply chain .
“ For us , our raw materials come from around the corner , not around the world . They come from an auto parts store , an auto dealer , or a repair shop where people are replacing batteries throughout their lifespan . By doing this , it provides us with a resilient , local , low-carbon , low-energy footprint source of raw materials that allows us to turn those right back into new batteries – new batteries that are now specifically designed for the EV revolution that we ' re supporting .”
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