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by JumpCrisscross 1013 days ago
> Battery recycling is really just a logistics problem

It’s also one of scale. We don’t yet have enough EV batteries being retired to merit the recycling infrastructure. China is just reaching the point where it does.

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Most EV batteries that age out of car use can be repurposed for home/solar, so this is true. But they will eventually need to be recycled.