| ▲ | numpad0 5 days ago | |
Li-ion batteries are older than you think. First volume production of NMC cells happened 1991. LFP in 1997. Google was founded 1998. No one made fortune in Li-ion recycling in all those years. Li-ion cells remained disposable. | ||
| ▲ | adrianN 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Lithium cells are still disposable (eg vapes). The difference is that a single EV contains hundreds of kilograms are we are not used to just chucking old cars in the gutter. | ||
| ▲ | HeadsUpHigh 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The volume of batteries wasn't there, neither did we really have the network to sell scrap batteries like we do with used cars. | ||