How Are Tesla Batteries Recycled. A crop of startups wants to crack this. Teslas recently-released 2020 Impact Report includes some new details about the companys battery recycling efforts.
Tesla has a strong interest in producing its own nickel cobalt and copper from recycled batteries so it makes sense to spend money ironing out its recycling processes. Recycling is now an economic necessity as sky-high battery demand has driven the price of rare raw materials through the roof. Tesla is one of the few companies that recycle 100 of its batteries.
Unused leather from building car seats has been sent to Apple to produce phone cases.
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere in phones laptops tablets cameras and increasingly cars. Despite ongoing research into recycling technology this situation is unlikely to resolve itself. Teslas recently-released 2020 Impact Report includes some new details about the companys battery recycling efforts. Lithium-ion battery makers have yet to develop the technology that can economically extract components in a form that can be used to make new lithium-ion batteries.
