What tends to be overlooked as the EV revolution gains momentum is how to recycle the billions of battery cells that will be powering all those cars and trucks (and the big opportunities that creates). Nearly 11 million tons of lithium-ion batteries are expected to reach the end of their useful life by 2030. The elements inside them — nickel, lithium, and cobalt, among others — don’t disappear when that happens. They can be recovered and used to make new battery cells, reducing the need to extract, transport, and refine new supplies of them.
The takeaway though is that as much as new technology disrupts and old one, there are also new opportunities arising from it that will in turn create new jobs and wealth.
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#^Battery Recycling Will Be The New New Thing, And JB Straubel & Kore Power Are Leading The Way
Battery recycling allows the components inside lithium-ion batteries to be reclaimed for use in new batteries — an important part of the transition to zero emission energy.