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A U.K. van maker is developing an electric commercial vehicle made from recycled aluminum.

Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) developers claim their EV will last more than 20 years after being created in a “closed-loop” production system that’s in development, per a report from Electrek.

The eCV1 is being designed in partnership with Norwegian industrial company Hydro, which produces recycled aluminum.

“In Hydro we have the perfect partner who can deliver very high-quality ‘greener’ aluminum products, which bring a significant reduction in embedded carbon,” WEVC CEO Neil Yates told Electrek.

Some of the aluminum Hydro creates is made with 75% “post-consumer” scrap — rims, cans, and other products that we use and throw away.

The Watt chassis will be made with the company’s “recycled, low-carbon aluminum,” which is billed as being created via a process that’s “certified” to generate less air pollution than other methods, per Hydro.

“Our low-carbon primary aluminum is produced using renewable power in the form of wind, solar, and hydropower and hyper-efficient production process,” all per the company.