1545 Lithium batteries (media.patriots.win) posted 166 days ago by I-am-Orlando 166 days ago by I-am-Orlando +1545 / -0 100 comments share 100 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (100) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 6 ▼ – sirrus 6 points 166 days ago +6 / -0 Don't forget all the copper that electric cars consume (4x more than gas cars). permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – bigleaguetrump 3 points 166 days ago +3 / -0 The copper is easy to recycle though. Its the lithium in batteries that is difficult to recycle and mostly comes from China. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Kbotei 2 points 166 days ago +2 / -0 Tesla, and others, are working on ways to recycle the rare materials into new batteries. https://www.torquenews.com/11663/tesla-starts-battery-recycling-and-swap-program permalink parent save report block reply
Don't forget all the copper that electric cars consume (4x more than gas cars).
The copper is easy to recycle though. Its the lithium in batteries that is difficult to recycle and mostly comes from China.
Tesla, and others, are working on ways to recycle the rare materials into new batteries. https://www.torquenews.com/11663/tesla-starts-battery-recycling-and-swap-program