The invention discloses a method for releasing residual electric energy of a waste automobile power battery. The method is characterized in that the electric energy is released by connecting the waste automobile power battery into an electric energy release circuit; the electric energy release circuit comprises a relay switch, an overload protector, a load resistance unit, a digital double display meter and a current divider. The method comprises the following specific methods: taking the waste automobile power battery as a power supply of the electric energy release circuit, enabling current to firstly pass through the relay switch and the overload protector sequentially from an anode of the power supply; then dividing into two paths, wherein one path is a meter head for measuring voltage, and the other path is a load resistance; then entering the current divider and dividing into two paths, wherein one path is the digital double display meter for measuring current, and the other path finally returns to a cathode of the power supply. The method disclosed by the invention has the benefits that the cost is low, the battery capacity can be furthest reduced, the cutting treatment can be directly performed after electric energy release, and the economic benefits and the social benefits are good.