Li recycling 2% old fashioned lead acid 98%
In the podcast "Let's Talk About Electric Vehicles" Season 1, Episode 3 the podcaster discusses what happens to discarded lithium batteries. The podcaster lists sources and citations in the show notes...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
At this time only 50% of the materials in a Lithium cell can be recovered in an efficient way.. Compare that to Lead acid where 98% is recovered and reused.
this number was bumped to 80% this year due to new technology. its getting closer but still not there. but the life span and usable energy of Li compared to Lead asid make it a exelent option for Rv use.
Steve
