Interesting article: Tesla Semi Electric Motorhome.

azrving wrote:

Reisender wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:
I believe that disposing of the old batteries can be a huge environmental headache.
I can also see the value of this RV decreasing quickly with time and that it may be difficult to unload once it gets close to battery replacement time. The cost for the new batteries and for disposal of the old batteries MAY exceed the total value of the coach.

I don’t understand the environmental headache statement. Maybe if it was a lead acid battery but a lithium ion battery is mostly aluminum. Not considered to be hazardous.

Lead acid battery is highly recycled.

Recycle

Exactly. Great article. Lead acid batteries are an environmental nightmare if they hit the landfill. Not the case with Lithium ion batteries. Used EV batteries also get a second life in other power storage applications so the life cycle is close to 30 years. Lots of interesting reading on this stuff.