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Originally Posted by pimpmaster9000
you are right...in 2020 recycling lithium is not economically viable...but a battery lasts 30 years...in 30 years recycling tech will advance...so will batteries...the old ones last 30 years, the new solid state ones last even longer...until then there is plenty lithium...
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Average life of most of these batteries ( based on thier amount of use and temperature in the locality) is somewhere between 8 to 10 years or 100 to 150,000 km.
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Almost all electric vehicle batteries are warrantied for at least eight years and 100,000 miles. Most manufacturers guarantee a certain amount of battery life within that time frame. Eight years or 100,000 miles is a long period of time to warranty a component of the car.Sep
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Also EPA estimates that to fully charge 100 kWh Tesla battery takes ( based on efficiency of the source) about 5 gallons ( 22 litres) of fuel oil. There is your double whammy. Tesla on a full charge runs for about 300 Km. About the same distance as my wife' s Audi A4 on the amount of gasoline.