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Outside of compressed air or springs there isn't currently a clean way of storing power. Batteries are the plastic trash bags of the future and the massive prob
by beenBoutIT 8y ago
Outside of compressed air or springs there isn't currently a clean way of storing power. Batteries are the plastic trash bags of the future and the massive problems they're causing won't cause an uproar until we can see it from outer space, just like the trash island.
- imtringued 8y agoRecovering 95% of the economically valuable materials [0] used in batteries is pretty much a solved problem. Using plastics and other low value materials might ruin that number but there is no reason why governments can't mandate to build batteries that can be easily recycled. [0] https://www.audiworld.com/articles/new-power-from-old-cells-audi-and-umicore-develop-closed-loop-battery-recycling/ https://www.audiworld.com/articles/new-power-from-old-cells-...