Reefilla

Did you know that electric car batteries could have a second life?!

Well, yes, this is one of the many initiatives by Reefilla, a company founded by three young minds who chose to embark on a challenging venture.

Pietro, Marco, and Gabriele, colleagues at Stellantis, met thanks to a corporate master’s program, and immediately felt a strong affinity while discussing the challenges the automotive industry was facing, such as electrification and the transition towards a more sustainable future.

So, in April 2021, leaving their stable jobs behind, they decided to found Reefilla, sharing a clear vision that it was crucial to simplify electric car charging and improve access to mobility through innovative services.

This decision, which may seem risky to many, turned out to be an opportunity for personal and professional growth. The world of entrepreneurship proved to be demanding from the start: the three learned to find creative solutions firsthand to problems that were sometimes unexpected, putting themselves to the test.

This did not cause them to waver—quite the opposite—in fact, today they continue to pursue and realize their dream: to make energy available where and when it’s needed. They aim to support the energy transition by embracing sectors not necessarily related to mobility, avoiding the use of fossil fuels.

With an increasingly electric future, where batteries will be pivotal, the company is also involved in repurposing them, transforming them from potential waste into a strategic asset. In fact, they have technologies capable of analyzing the residual value of these batteries, repurposing them for alternative uses; this delays the recycling process by many years, allowing Europe not to be dependent on external sources. It is, therefore, an important step towards a circular economy where resources must be valued.

Among the many proposals from these young entrepreneurs, one of fundamental importance is the solution they have developed to address a persistent problem today: the limited availability of charging stations. Through their products, they increase charging opportunities, thus providing flexibility to users and simplifying the path toward electric mobility.

Their journey is much more than just an entrepreneurial adventure: it is a commitment to a sustainable future. With the advent of a more electric society, where it will be essential to bring energy everywhere, Marco, Pietro, and Gabriele are writing a story of mobility, in which every battery, every charging point, and every innovation does not represent an obstacle, but an extraordinary opportunity.