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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:52PM (#37452733)
> Battery recycling is really just a logistics problem

It’s also one of scale. We don’t yet have enough EV batteries being retired to merit the recycling infrastructure. China is just reaching the point where it does.

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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:01AM (#37452777)
Most EV batteries that age out of car use can be repurposed for home/solar, so this is true. But they will eventually need to be recycled.
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