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Can they? I've seen people make this claim, but I've not seen it actually substantiated. Who has successfully recycled one, what was their yield, what was the c
by washbrain 4y ago
Can they? I've seen people make this claim, but I've not seen it actually substantiated. Who has successfully recycled one, what was their yield, what was the cost?
- gnarbarian 4y agohttps://www.tesla.com/support/sustainability-recycling https://www.tesla.com/support/sustainability-recycling already happening
- washbrain 4y agoCool! What are their yields? What are their costs?
- jjoonathan 4y agoThe techniques that separate lithium from ore are extreme overkill for separating lithium from dead batteries. Recycling lithium is like mining lithium on easy mode: better yield and cost. If an EV can justify the raw resource extraction within one car lifetime -- and it can, handily -- it justifies the recycling. We should expect recycling to be (average EV lifetime) behind on the scale curve, though, which will make it a prime source for anti-EV talking points until the market saturates in a decade or two. > washbrain Ha, nice try.