Battery X Metals Inc. (BATX-CN) was able to restore an average of 136 kilometres of range to an “inoperable” light-duty electric truck in a test, the Vancouver-based company reported.

The truck, which had a range of approximately 100 metres on a full charge when operational, had its battery rebalanced in 2025 using Battery X’s technology. Once complete, three trials were held in Vancouver across different driving conditions to examine the potential improvement.

Battery X found the truck’s range was able to reach 128.3, 138.8 and 140.6 kilometres per charge.

While not a new finding — the company had raised the battery life of a light-duty electric truck from approximately 40 kilometres of range to around 295 kilometres — its CEO Massimo Bellini Bressi told Sustainable Biz Canada the test demonstrates “every truck that we touch is improving.”

The company’s rebalancing machine corrects the imbalanced cells in an electric vehicle’s batteries, enhancing the range. As batteries degrade in performance over time and use, rebalancing the cells keeps the cars driving for longer and more batteries out of landfills.

Battery X’s trials

Battery X conducted three trials in mixed city and highway driving conditions, driving the truck until it ended at approximately 10 per cent charge.

For the first, the truck started at approximately 87 per cent charge and was driven for almost 139 kilometres. In the second test, the truck commenced at approximately 99 per cent charge and travelled for over 140 kilometres. For the third and final trial, the truck started at approximately 99 per cent charge and was driven for over 128 kilometres.

As the trials all ended at approximately 10 per cent charge, Battery X said it reflects “a conservative estimate of driving performance,” and the truck “may have achieved additional driving range beyond the results.”

Additionally, the trials were conducted without loading the truck. The company noted a payload can effect driving range. However, Bressi said he does not believe a payload would have significantly altered the results.

More trials expected

Battery X plans to hold more trials on different electric vehicles and batteries to acquire data that can help development of its rebalancing technology, Bressi said.

“Now that the word is spreading about what we’re doing, we’re getting even more interest.”

If the rebalancing technology is proven to meet its standards and a process is built out, the company aims to offer it as a service for auto shops and service centres between Q2 and Q3 this year. 

After a battery diagnostic, the technology would show how imbalanced the truck’s battery is and how much the rebalancing could improve the range. Clients would be given the choice to rebalance the battery for a fee.

If Battery X reaches that stage, Bressi said it will be critical for the company to scale up by explaining the rebalancing technology to auto shops with materials like booklets.

“A big piece that needs to be done is education, and we need to explain to people what we are doing," he said.

As Battery X continues development on rebalancing, it is also progressing on its efforts to develop a way to recover valuable metals such as lithium and nickel from shredded batteries. The company renewed its contract with a university to collaborate on a recycling project and is running tests, Bressi said.

On Monday, the company announced it closed a private placement for $2.4 million.