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Recycling batteries can supposedly already be profitable. Especially if you can get a large batch of the same cell type: https://www.tesla.com/blog/teslas-clos

by audunw 8y ago

Recycling batteries can supposedly already be profitable. Especially if you can get a large batch of the same cell type: https://www.tesla.com/blog/teslas-closed-loop-battery-recycling-program https://www.tesla.com/blog/teslas-closed-loop-battery-recycl... > Working with Umicore has allowed us to completely recycle the Roadster battery packs profitably, without special financial incentives necessary to promote recycling

gamblor956 8y ago
Visited a local recycling facility. The costliest part is sorting+separating all the different materials. The costs for that alone literally dwarf every other stage of the recycling process, and it's not one that can be easily automated. If you have a mass quantity of the same type of good, you can avoid most of these costs.