They Used To Last 50 Years

Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by steven777400 on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:25AM (#13914946)

I'd like to know more about this too, and how Tesla and other companies plan to address it.

I'm particularly concerned about the potential environmental impact of dumping a bunch of batteries into landfills. Is there a battery reburishment/recycling program for these vehicles?

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by JeffL on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:27PM (#13915457)

Tesla's battery recycling program sounds pretty impressive, and the cost of new batteries is lower every year. https://www.tesla.com/blog/teslas-closed-loop-battery-recycl...

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by dougmany on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:38PM (#13915543)

I think at the 1000 charge cycle point, the batteries degrade but are not useless. There is an idea that they can then be used as grid tied storage or in places where AH/Kg does not matter as much.

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by sqeaky on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:49PM (#13916643)

I thought they took the guts out and seperated the constituent parts and put back in the raw material side of the gigafactory. Or did I just make that up?

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by greglindahl on Monday March 20, 2017 @05:32PM (#13917850)

In addition to the other commenters about EV batteries, note that 99% of the 12V starter batteries used in conventional vehicles in the US are recycled.

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by mywittyname on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:09PM (#13915313)

Yeah, they are high 90s% recyclable, depending on the technology.

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