Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "Undecided with Matt Ferrell" channel.

  1. Recycling can't replace mining for Lithium. The math doesn't work: A recycled battery, at best will return 80% of the original Lithium used to make the battery. So we need to mine another 20% to make a new battery. If we make a battery from the recycled material, we use 20% more of that material to make a new battery If we recycle that battery, our returns diminish. If we can't develop a technology to recycle 100% of the Lithium from a battery, then we need to continue mining this finite resource. Perhaps this is a portent to our future. One with no base power source besides a campfire.
    8
  2. Monash University in Australia have released their Lithium-sulphur battery technology for large manufacturers to test. They've been working on the patented tech for some years and are suggesting EV batteries with 1000km range, and cell phone batteries that last five days between charges. All with a lower enviro-impact.
    1