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to dispose of the batteries at the end of their useful life is?
Which useful life?
As a car battery, having only 75% of the original capacity would suck if that regularly put you at risk of being involuntarily parked.
That same battery is still useful for applications which don't need the energy density to be as high, like taking energy from a domestic solar panel installation while you're at work and not using much electricity at home, storing it, and then drawing your needs from a battery when you get home and everyone on your street is cooking, boiling kettles and powering massive TVs. Or charging EVs.
When the battery's been through its less demanding "pension age" duties, it can be recycled.
Emyr
can I just ask, please don't sick burn me, but does anyone know what the plan is to dispose of the batteries at the end of their useful life is? The other thing nobody seems able to tell me is what are the likely outcomes if the vehicle enters a watercourse or has a significant RTC.
Ive asked lots of manufacturers and their reps, and while I know the basics of how to isolate the system, there are question marks about residual charge in the system and earthing.....
Its relevant to me as im a firefighter and water rescue technician....