• brb@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Yea, you could say the same about battery materials, but those get reused for what a decade before they start to degrade?

    Isn’t lithium infinitely recyclable?

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      1 day ago

      I have heard that! But it’s on the consumers to ensure they get the old packs to a place that can recycle them. Just like with existing car parts I imagine the suppliers could put a big core charge on replacement battery packs to ensure the old ones are returned for remanufacture.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
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        14 hours ago

        I don’t think that’s even a concern. Current cars are already one of the most recycled products and that has barely anything to do with customers. There has to be incentive for the “final purchaser”, the junker