Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "Solving EV's Biggest Problem - Battery Recycling Explained" video.

  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.
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