Interesting article: Tesla Semi Electric Motorhome.

Rick Jay wrote:
Reisender,

I believe they also may contain cobalt, which is a Hazardous Substance.

~Rick

They contain a bunch of things besides Aluminum but obviously not enough to have them considered hazardous. I don’t think they would ever end up in a landfill though. Aluminum is pricey. Even a can gets you a nickel or a dime in some places.

The life cycle of an EV battery is upwards of 30 years. The first half in a vehicle and the second half in grid or mini grid storage. Lots of good reading on it.

Cobalt free batteries are already being developed. The latest generation of existing batteries uses a lot less cobalt than those of 10 years ago. One of the original founders of Tesla (straubel I believe) has a startup that is recycling and reusing EV batteries. There are a bunch of start ups that are in the works right now. Kinda interesting to follow. All above my head. I just drive the car. :).