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I think you bring up a good point about auto recycling generally. There is a large industry in the US that recycles cars and car parts. About 80% of a car can
by mmmBacon 6y ago
I think you bring up a good point about auto recycling generally. There is a large industry in the US that recycles cars and car parts. About 80% of a car can be recycled. I wonder how the move to electric vehicles will impact a car’s overall recyclability.
- ben-schaaf 6y agoIf lead acid batteries are anything to go by the recyclability is only going to go up. Lead acid batteries are essentially a fully circular economy and have a stupid high recycle rate.
- mmmBacon 6y agoI am not sure the lead-acid battery is a good analog. Lead acid batteries are very simple constructions and therefore easy to recycle. There is also economic incentive to recycle an old battery core as you get a lower price on a new battery when you turn in a battery for recycling. I’m no expert but seems like the process of recycling lithium cells is relatively complex. Seems also that electric motors are more difficult to recycle as well and the market for recycling them is also much less mature.