China has implemented national standards for the recycling and utilisation of electric vehicle (EV) power batteries. Pilot programs report over 99% recovery of key materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese
Some companies achieve nickel-cobalt-manganese recovery rates of 99.6% and lithium recovery rates of 96.5%,
This is great, even though the number feels way too high. I don’t know whether this is reliable but the news suggests great improvements in the area anyway. Just remembering reproducing some chemical reactions from Chinese papers claiming 80% yield and definitely after several attempts never passing the 10% mark…
That’s funny, according to angry misinformed delusional O&G trolls, batteries end up in an imaginary landfill. Now I don’t know who to believe.
Yes, because as we know, corporations love to throw away money, they hate money.
I’d imagine they usually do. This only impacts China, so batteries used everywhere else will probably still be thrown away.
I know for a fact batteries are not thrown away, while you’re just imagining things.
In Norway they’re storing them in open spaces, which might cause a disaster. Source: https://www.nrk.no/ostfold/livsfarlige-batteriberg-hoper-seg-opp_-_-en-varslet-katastrofe-1.17385084 (it’s in Norwegian)
Yeah, I might care to learn Norwegian so I can read your fear-mongering article of disaster.
Well done China! 👍
Remember when idiots claimed EV is bad because of the batteries?The same idiots still don’t realize every single car has a lead acid battery. Gasoline grows on trees.
Also we can’t have solar because panel materials require mining. Wind power is something something birds.
What about the non-“key” materials?
That includes lithium comically
Recovery of materials from used lithium batteries is just free money
