I was reading [this article](https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/lithium-costs-a-lot-of-money-so-why-arent-we-recycling-lithium-batteries/) and I was still a bit confused as to what the problem is. The article mentioned that only 1% of lithium ion batteries are recycled. The lithium batteries seem to be a huge controversy and downside to EVs because of the negative environmental impact. Making lithium ion batteries recyclable would be a huge gamechanger for EVs so I was wondering if someone who knew more could explain why.
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The article explains your exact question. Is there something in the article that you want more information on?
Recycling can be expensive. It will very likely need some legislative push to get it going. Despite the “big wave” in EVs (but still approx 9% of new car sales!), many EVs are relatively new and the recycling market is probably still not seeing a huge supply being established.
There is investment in the technology but it probably will take some time. Nothing is easy when it comes to scaling up potentially large industries with risky technologies involved, regardless of how “nice” or well intentioned it may sound.
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