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Electric Car Batteries Lasting Longer Than Predicted Delays Recycling Programs

• Proven 4y ago
• toomuchtodo 4y ago
  > It’s the complete opposite of what people feared when we first launched EVs—that the batteries would only last a short time,” he reflected. > It’s clear that most EV batteries will outlast the vehicles they were installed in, and even then, they have a worthwhile second life before they need to be stripped down for recycling. > “At the end of the vehicle’s life—15 or 20 years down the road—you take the battery out of the car, and it’s still healthy, with perhaps 60 or 70% of usable charge,” said Thomas. > “Taking the battery out [of an electric car] and putting a new battery in is not a viable proposition. It’s more sustainable to take the battery pack out of the car after 20 years, recycle the car, and reuse the battery.”