In case you wonder
What really hapens to used EV and other lithium bateries https://youtu.be/s2xrarUWVRQ?si=MFGZaDvZDsfI72hx
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ferndaleflyer wrote:
And Tesla is building a BIG battery plant right up the road here in NC to build NEW ones...Nothing mentioned about recycle.
It’s the ‘Wally World Effect’ in play, lower prices everyday. No different than “Buy American” unless the offshore product is significantly cheaper that is.
It’s been the ‘dirty little green secret’ for some time now. Sure you can recycle Li batteries! But the end result is raw material to build new batteries that cost about 5 times what just mined virgin material costs.
The end result? The consumers (buying EV’s) and the bean counters (building EV’s) decision rules, cheaper is better, and more cheaper is more better.
Wait until people realize just how massive the buried / deferred taxes on EV’s will be, once it’s in their driveway it will be too late for second thoughts.
