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Will Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Actually Be Economical?

Will Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Actually Be Economical?
A battery for a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is on show in the foyer of the Envision battery manufacturing plant at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, England, on July 1, 2021. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
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It’s one of the biggest unanswered questions as electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly proliferate: What will happen to all of the degraded lithium-ion batteries once the vehicles reach the end of their lives? “Recycling” is the optimistic solution offered by EV advocates and supporters of green technology, but will battery recycling actually make economic and environmental sense?

Ross Pomeroy
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