Don’t get me wrong. I know the vehicle itself will have way lower emissions and than a regular gas or diesel vehicle, but what I’m confused on is that they will have to mine to get the raw materials to make these batteries and then once the battery is done it’s lifespan they will need to find a way to dispose or recycle these batteries. Imagine doing that capacity when the whole world has transitioned to EV.
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I think its also important to note that batteries last longer than you think. I drive a nissan leaf with a 10 year old battery. Over thats life time the battery has created much less emissions than a petrol car over the same time, including the resources and energy to create them. Now my battery is at the end of its life. But just because a battery is no longer storing enough energy for driving. That Dosnt mean it can’t be used for other things. The company I work for replaces leaf batteries with larger new batteries and uses the old batteries as home storage for off grid solar projects. In this new environment, the battery is likely to last much longer as it will be treated better when it comes to charging and discharging.
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