Cybertruck supersized charging space...
But disappointed that it's not a pull through for my RV.:E:M:h Spaces for Cybertruck?
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wanderingaimlessly wrote:Reisender wrote:
Interesting article re recycling.
https://www.designnews.com/materials/ex-tesla-cto-straubel-recycling-batteries-redwood-materials
Interesting, but really just a promotional article filled with "if's", it also downplayed on current types, but appears they are recycling small consumer types, computers, cell phones and the like. On automobiles it became all "if's" and "we could"
Also, if the photo was of the main facility, it must be using chemical means (acids) to break down the packages, that process loses many of the softer materials and produces it's own waste. It would be nice to see how they handle those materials downstream.
on edit, did some checking from other sources, they are primarily working with phone and portable tool batteries. They are chemically reducing the packages, but don't talk about the chemical waste or downstream handling of by-products.
Well, a journey begins with a single step. EV batteries are hard to come by right now as most are either used in storage projects or put on EBay and harvested. As time goes by they will have more to “play” with. The life cycle of an EV battery entering service now is anywhere from 2 to 3 decades before it needs recycling.
