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A comment on Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Forever Chemical' Pollution. Parent comment

Re:Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Fore... by xnx on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @01:21PM (#40918565)
> Most lithium-ion batteries currently being thrown out are phone batterie

Source? My guess for number of lithium batteries being thrown away would be for vapes.

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Re:Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Fore... by bastawhiz on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @01:22PM (#40918596)
It's wild to me that disposable vapes use rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Presumably it's because it's cost effective?
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Re:Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Fore... by gigaflop on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @01:52PM (#40918934)
Rechargeable means they can save a bit of money on the size of the battery, among other things.
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