It seems as if US consumers are unsure about if and how lithium-ion batteries can be recycled for electric vehicles.
starts at manufacturing, flows to the first use in an EV, is repurposed for a second life, recycled, and then eventually the minerals are back to manufacturing. This is referred to as material circularity or the circular economy.
39% of Americans understand that the critical materials in lithium-ion EV batteries can be recycled over and over without performance loss. Battery materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt are infinitely recyclable. The critical materials in lithium-ion EV batteries can be recycled over and over without performance loss.40% of US consumers say lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries aren’t really “greener” than internal combustion engines.
40% of US consumers say the batteries in electric vehicles are more dangerous than the gasoline in internal combustion engine vehicles. Both gasoline and lithium-ion batteries are hazardous and must be handled with care.38% of US consumers think that lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries are sourced using destructive mining techniques. Use of recycled battery materials in new EV batteries promises to reduce the need for mining.
45% of US consumers think the US isn’t competitive when it comes to manufacturing lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries. Asia dominates the world lithium-ion battery market currently, but significant investments in the US infrastructure have been made in 2022.
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