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I think this is a viewed as a problem due to the sheer amount of batteries neccessary to equip all those cars. Maybe think less in terms of used lead acid batt
by mlatu 5y ago
I think this is a viewed as a problem due to the sheer amount of batteries neccessary to equip all those cars.
Maybe think less in terms of used lead acid batteries but used car tires instead?
though even those are refurbished nowadays.. :shrug:
- Ensorceled 5y agoThe point is, the lithium will be recycled NOT that lithium batteries are less toxic than lead batteries. Worrying about "dead" lithium batteries is like worrying about "dead" aluminum cans ...
- cyrksoft 5y agoBut the article mentions that lithium is not economically viable to recycle.
- johnthesecure 5y agoTell that to https://li-cycle.com/ https://li-cycle.com/ and https://northvolt.com/revolt/ https://northvolt.com/revolt/
- meepmorp 5y agoEventually, demand and technological changes will make that not true anymore.
- natch 5y agoCurrently, at current scale. I don’t think JB Straubel is an idiot who knows nothing about this. Also there’s that thing about don’t believe everything you read. Ask: Who benefits by the publication of this article?
- Ensorceled 5y agoRight. We disagree with the article.
- sokoloff 5y agoLead acid batteries are heavily recycled, with around 80% of lead used in the US coming from a recycled source, which is surely more than tires many of which end up in landfills or ground into a secondary use not as useful as a tire. Lead acid battery recycling is not always done as a relatively clean, industrial process in other parts of the world.