All electric vehicles?
I guess electrically powered vehicles are coming but seems to me they are presently only a rich person's toy with present technology. By that I mean, they're only good for around town and short trips ...
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pianotuna wrote:
RoyJ,
They can be recycled but it is currently cheaper to use Brand New from the mine. I blame our society.RoyJ wrote:
I too, would like to see some study on the cradle to grave effect of battery production. If every vehicle goes EV, we are talking a magnitude increase in lithium demand.
Anyone got any articles? How recyclable are various types of lithium batteries?
It is apparently getting more popular. Li-cycle website has some good info. About 5 percent is recycled right now with projections of 30 percent within 5 years. Even gigafactory is expected to get into the game. Thats the cool thing about EV's, they don't lithium,,,eg,,,lithium is not consumed in the process.
It will take awhile to develop the industry and as the one guy points out, there is not a lot to recycle yet, Give it a decade and that will change.
