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Li-ion batteries are older than you think. First volume production of NMC cells happened 1991. LFP in 1997. Google was founded 1998. No one made fortune in Li-
by numpad0 1y ago
Li-ion batteries are older than you think. First volume production of NMC cells happened 1991. LFP in 1997. Google was founded 1998.
No one made fortune in Li-ion recycling in all those years. Li-ion cells remained disposable.
- HeadsUpHigh 1y agoThe volume of batteries wasn't there, neither did we really have the network to sell scrap batteries like we do with used cars.
- adrianN 1y agoLithium cells are still disposable (eg vapes). The difference is that a single EV contains hundreds of kilograms are we are not used to just chucking old cars in the gutter.