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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by barkingcat on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:59PM (#37452767)
In Canada at least, when you buy a car / ev battery depending on the chemistry you get a coupon that you redeem for a significant amount of money when you take your old replaced battery back to the place you bought the new battery. The vendor will take back any brand/regardless of where you got the old battery from.

There are people who "throw away" the coupon by not returning the old battery, but hey that's on them.

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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:03AM (#37452781)
It is incredibly profitable to recycle an EV battery, so I’m not sure why the coupon is needed. The owner should get cash or a discount on their new battery.
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