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Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality (ourworldindata.org)
submitted 6 months ago by [M] to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Everything is better than fossil fuels :) But yes and no. Batteries are not trivial to recycle plus there is more and more demand. Also a lot of rare earths are concentrated mainly in a single country (i.e. China). LFPs and new technologies to the rescue such as sodium.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    We don't have mass lithium ion battery recycling yet because there hasn't been enough Li+ batteries to begin recycling. As more massive batteries reach end of life it will develop. You know, since a Li+ battery has lithium concentrations several order of magnitude higher than any lithium ore you will find in any mine.

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