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pinkfootthegoose t1_j7njzs5 wrote

Reply to comment by akmalhot in New battery seems to offer it all: lithium-metal/lithium-air electrodes by nastratin

yes, a car made in the 1970s and earlier was lucky to make it to 100,00 miles and you have a lot more maintenance that added to the yearly cost.

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TimmJimmGrimm t1_j7qfgnt wrote

Not only does the durability of the Toyota-Honda group blow my mind, that pales in comparison to an electric car!

Except the battery of course. So many articles suggest that the bulk of an electric car is the battery that dies in less than ten years - and we are looking forward to a tsunami of car-sized bricks to recycle.

I honestly don't know what to believe at this time. It is nice that my 2003 Matrix still works though.

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pinkfootthegoose t1_j7qg49e wrote

recycling should not be a problem. many old EV batteries can be repurposed as home batteries for a second life.

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TimmJimmGrimm t1_j7qktg3 wrote

I know, right?

Big things, unlike 'toy' batteries. Few elements. Just... melt them down and reuse the parts, yes? An engineer friend of mine suggests it is not so simple.

I do like the idea of using them as house-batteries. If we can find the space?

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