Comment on New tech pulls lithium from dead batteries cheaper than you can buy it
Regna@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Marginally lower cost over 500 possible cycles under ideal conditions… this does not take into account other pollutants it may cause or the human element. Still, very positive as a total, as this is a resource a way hitherto untapped (unless you count risky social media innovatives who almost burn up their homes making lithium batteries from vapes and whatnot).
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Mining costs are probably subject to more increases, as things get harder to access and environmental laws tighten
Regna@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Without this kind of progress described (meaning reutilising, refining or reprocessing lithium), mining might become even more brutal to keep costs down for investors and corporate buyers, but remain ever more expensive for consumers.