re-use before recycle

[solarbird]

This is neat, a startup using batteries from electric automobiles which have lost too much capacity for the road, but still have substantial charge value, as power-grid reserve power banks. At scale, even, already.

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Comments

[dewline]

I'd heard/read about this practice in other regions. Good to see it's adoption growing.

[solarbird]

Yeah, I like it.

And then when you do get to the recycling plant, car battery recycling is shockingly complete. Unlike plastics, it's actually not bullshit.

[peristaltor]

…car battery recycling is shockingly complete.

I know it is for lead acid, but for lithium? I'm not so sure they have the volumes for that level of recycling, not quite yet. Heck, they don't even have a core charge yet, which is the main thing that got lead up to a 90%+ recycle rate.

(I've got one of those lithium beasts, so yeah, I'm concerned.)

[solarbird]

I'm specifically talking about lithium, yes. That's what's at the video. They show the process from a modern factory.

Lithium is a lot more valuable per unit mass. There's incentive.

[peristaltor]

I stand corrected! Very cool.