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Re:What happens to used electric car batteries? by catlikesshrimp on Saturday November 06, 2021 @04:06AM (#29128306)
It is more opinion than investigative journalism.

This is the only information about what actually happens to batteries. It is very imprecise. And limited to one company

"When batteries can’t be fixed or reused, the company recycles some at its onsite facility. It also stores batteries. Lots of them. SNT’s main warehouse in Oklahoma City holds hundreds of electric car batteries, stacked on shelves that jut 30 feet into the air. With the Bolt recall, GM will send SNT many more."

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Re:What happens to used electric car batteries? by akolbe on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:00AM (#29129473)
Kind of surprised there is barely a mention of second-life use of old EV batteries, e.g. for energy storage applications. Which is something GM (along with others) has said it is pursuing. See https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/car-makers-and-...
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Re:What happens to used electric car batteries? by wombatmobile on Saturday November 06, 2021 @02:15PM (#29132469)
> In SNT’s warehouse, bright red emergency water lines snake across the ceilings, a safeguard against calamity.

Are water lines going to be adequate to contain a warehouse full of lithium batteries on fire?

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