Recovering raw materials for EV batteries from used cars and consumer electronics.

[FelixDeCat]

Right now mining for these materials cannot keep up with demand for the amount of new EVs being built and proposed:




So new battery recycling / recovery companies are thriving by recovering the above materials form EVs that reach EOL and from consumer electronics. They are also helping to remove Ewaste:

 

[BarkingGhostar]

The wife and I talked about this a few months back when considering a Tesla buy. The long-term cost of the battery pack in situations of out of warranty replacement needs is costly. And nothing is mentioned upfront about the disposal fee of the outgoing pack as a special handling requirement is in place. This could easily add $10K or more to the long-term cost.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Well it would seem these recycling companies would be happy to take the battery off your hands. The rest of the car? Not sure.

And as far as the warranty, I get calls 15 times a day from car warranty companies based in India.

Not sure if I would buy one of those policies though.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Yeah, they are not taking it back for free. You have to pay them to take it. Read.

Cost definitely is a huge factor that contributes to the lack of recycled EV batteries. Tesla’s recycling partner, Toxco, charges $4.50 per pound of batteries. However, with the demand for EVs rising and increasing pressure on other automakers, recycling fees are down by 24 percent.

Tesla battery pack weighs about 1200 pounds.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Good news, hopefully recycling proves viable and eventually becomes profitable to the point that the recyclers will take stuff for free or even pay you.

 

[bigi]

SB Staubel is a genius dude. I am glad he has started this. There is still a long time to go but eventually 90% of batteries will be fully contained in recycling so only ~10% of materials will be needed for the 100% of total battery capacity.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Speaking of batteries what happens to AA batteries, coin cells etc? Do they have proper recycling programs for those? I tend to keep them in a bin and eventually dropp them off at Home Depot where they take them, but I often wonder if they just end up being shipped to China where they're then dumped in the ocean, or if they actually do get recycled.