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There seems like there is an elephant in the room here in that an electric car takes a significant amount of resources to create and is supposed to be "environm
by namelessoracle 5y ago
There seems like there is an elephant in the room here in that an electric car takes a significant amount of resources to create and is supposed to be "environmentally friendly" and yet seems to be resistant to repair and longevity.
The whole "disposable" culture of products needs to change, and especially what feels like the enforced disposability of Tesla/Apple/Premium Electronics products needs to change.
- panick21_ 5y agoBatteries and EV in general are far more stable and run for longer then ICE engines. Yes, some failures in an integrated battery module can not easily be fixed, but there are good engineering reason to do it this way. While some problems might of having to recycle a whole pack many will literally run for decades without any service. There is a tradeoff between serviceability and reliability. Yes, they create resources to build, but any car does. The supply lines for batteries are not yet as well developed and thus not as efficient. Data actually shows that Li batteries have incredible reuse rates. They often find secondary uses. There are literally 100s of companies who want to recycle batteries, but in reality there are not actually enough batteries coming off-line. However as scale grows production efficiency will grow to. Of course doesn't men EV are the solution by itself.
- kjaftaedi 5y agoI don't quite get your comment in relation to the article. Lithium recycling has become incredibly efficient in a short amount of time, and the car batteries lasted for 8 years, which is generally considered their average lifetime. This guy just didn't want to pay for new batteries.