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It's going to be hard to push regulation to specifically make it easier to dissassemble them. However, regulation that makes the manufacturer responsible throug
by andrawesbahou 5y ago
It's going to be hard to push regulation to specifically make it easier to dissassemble them. However, regulation that makes the manufacturer responsible throughout the life of the battery (and beyond the vehicle's warranty period) should be possible, and would force the manufacturer into designing-for-recycling.
Disclaimer: I'm affiliated, as a founder, with a company building robots to disassemble car batteries semi-automatically.
- jaclaz 5y agoEven if this (hopefully) happens, and it happens fast, it might become similar (in EU) to what is now the Law regarding solar panels, see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13250584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13250584