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Because it doesn’t become “spent”, you can just recycle it back into new batteries at nearly 100% recovery.
by dalyons 4y ago
Because it doesn’t become “spent”, you can just recycle it back into new batteries at nearly 100% recovery.
- varispeed 4y agoHow the process of recycling looks like in terms of energy needed to perform it, use of chemicals like solvents in the process - can these be recovered too? I see I am being downvoted. It's like walking on eggshells asking these questions these days.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y agoAlright, I’ll foolishly take a stab. It feels that you are arguing in bad faith. Because transitioning to lithium/electrification is not perfect, we should just shutter the idea entirely? Will it take more energy/metal/resource extraction to transition away from fossil fuels? Yes. Will the be some amount of novel environmental damage (different from what happens for the petroleum economy)? Yes. Long term does it seem the best possible option available to humanity? Yes.