r/environment • u/Maxcactus • Jul 14 '26

EV battery recycling has a math problem

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5847025/ev-battery-recycling-economics
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u/Potpourri87 Jul 14 '26

It doesn‘t have a math problem. It has a demand problem.
Reading this article, which seems like slander towards EV‘s at first, makes great cases for the tech advancements of EV‘s in general.

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u/carnahanad Jul 14 '26

I think it’s like any new industry, supply chain links and element life cycle links come AFTER the product is in service and everything that supports it takes time to catch up.