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Today, around 90% of current battery packs are recyclable. There are several companies (including one founded by JB Straubel) which are developing recycling processes to increase that to nearly 100%.
Even where we are now, recyclability of BEVs plus their lower overall CO2 emissions both at tailpipe and over their lifespan are thousands of tons less than equivalent ICE vehicles.
It’s also only get greener with the proportion of grid energy being generated by renewables increasing.
There really is an inflection point now where there’s very little excuse (if you’re buying a ‘new’ new car), not to go electric.
Soul
What happens to the millions of batteries in the impending wave of electric cars one past their usefulness?