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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been saying this for a while. There are 3 distinct paths for batteries that are no longer suitable for power an electric vehicle… - Repurpose as storage as described in the article 90503 posted.
- Remanufacture to provide lower cost post warranty replacement options. Just like remanufactured engines, transmissions, torque converters, starters, and alternators today
- Recycle to reclaim the valuable minerals and components and reduce the amount of freshly mined and/or imported minerals
The expectation that landfills will be overrun with used lithium ion batteries is wildly overstated and off the mark. |
100%, and the free market has ways to profit off of recycling EV batteries.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/29/here...cond-life.html