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Is An Emerging Market Coming From Recycling Electric Car Batteries?
Some are concerned that the lithium-ion car batteries used in electric cars will become new litter when they reach the end of their automotive life cycle. According to Green Car Reports, this concern has been raised over upcoming vehicles like the 2011 Nissan Leaf, 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. But, since lithium-ion packs retain much of their energy capacity even after they can’t operate a machine any longer, potential for recycling electric car batteries remains.
Recycling electric car batteries might create a large green industry
By the end of the current decade, as predicted by Scientific American, recycling lithium-ion electric car batteries could help provide "energy accumulators for photovoltaic solar panels or wind turbines." Keeping with America’s green goals, that can be translated into power that can be stored, generated, and used all in the same place. An infrastructure for the electric car battery recycling industry will need to be built up, but Green Car Reports suggests following the lead of the lead-acid car battery recycling industry that's already in place.
Most recycled batteries in the world: 12-Volt lead-acid car batteries
That's what Scientific American reports, and considering that 70 million or more cars are built each year with lead-acid batteries under the hood, that makes sense. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency backs this up, too. Their records indicate that 100 million lead-acid car batteries are turned in each year, and 99 percent of those are recycled. 97 percent of lead is recyclable while the sulfuric acid is turned into sodium sulfate, used in dyes and fertilizer. The acid is the tricky part because the plastic case can be recycled easily also. The Blacksmith Institute says the waste product produced if a lead-acid battery is not dismantled properly contributes to one of Earth's 10 worst pollutants. Thankfully, lithium-ion electric car batteries are "essentially non-toxic," writes Green Car Reports.
The right idea is in Toyota
Despite the large problems the Japanese automaker has been experiencing due to sudden acceleration problems, Toyota is actually one of the leaders in being prepared for the upcoming lithium-ion electric car battery recycling industry. This is mostly due to the popularity of the Prius hybrid.
Sources in the article:
http://www.pollutedplaces.org/projects/industries/battery
http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw2008rpt.pdf
http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1044372_who-knew-a-car-battery-is-the-worlds-most-recycled-product
http://www.greencarreports.com/review/1044281_first-drive-2012-toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid/
http://www.collegecarguide.com/make/chevrolet,new
http://www.allcarselectric.com/overview/nissan_leaf_2011
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