Some battery recycling challenges are minimal volume at this point on the EV adoption curve, and LFP and sodium ion battery chemistries won’t be worth recycling

Some battery recycling challenges are minimal volume at this point on the EV adoption curve, and LFP and sodium ion battery chemistries won’t be worth recycling for the materials alone (but still require recycling as ewaste). https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5847025/ev-battery-recycling-economics https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5847025/ev-battery-recy... https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5706658/electric-vehicle-battery-lifespan https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5706658/electric-vehicl... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013768