Re:VW announces $84B investment in electric cars and batteries
by slededit on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:37PM
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> (which is a big if in today's world of yearly disposable smartphones)
The auto industry heavily recycles. Pretty much every major part costs extra if you don't return the old "core" so it can be re-manufactured. Autos are stripped down before the frame is crushed. Not doing so leaves money on the table. I don't see EVs being much different.
The auto industry heavily recycles. Pretty much every major part costs extra if you don't return the old "core" so it can be re-manufactured. Autos are stripped down before the frame is crushed. Not doing so leaves money on the table. I don't see EVs being much different.