One of the main reasons for the prices of electric vehicles (EV) remaining high is the high cost of lithium-ion battery. In order to help reduce the cost of EV batteries so as to increase the market penetration of EV, in recent years, many countries make efforts in technical researches in the reuse of the batteries removed from EVs such as by extending the service life of the batteries. The research reported in this paper targeted the retired battery used by EV for 3~5 years or more than 300 thousand kilometers. The energy storage capacity of these batteries may already drops to only 70-80% which is not sufficient for EV application according the typical high performance and high safety industry requirements. Compared to new lead acid batteries, these retired lithium-ion batteries usually still have higher energy density. These retired lithium-ion EV batteries have the opportunities to be further used for energy storage or backup power systems if they are undertaken through proper testing, classification, sub-capacity, repackage, and certification etc.