[bdcravens]

I think this says a lot about how exaggerated the discussion around EV battery failure rates is.

Older Nissan Leafs are still on the road: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/09/21/surprise-nissan-leaf-ba...

[toomuchtodo]

Nissan’s CEO said the batteries are outliving the cars. Old battery packs are usually repurposed as stationary storage versus being shredded and recycled.

Redwood spinning up when the need is low is better than waiting until the need to dispose of packs and for manufacturing feedstock is high.

[recycledmatt]

When they talk about Damage Defective Return being under 5% - that is major failures. When it’s not DDR - it’s in the same form it was from the OEM