Why Electric Car Batteries May Go Round and Round Again

18 Mar 2023 | Abstracted from Perth Now

"By 2030, more than 1.7 million electric vehicles are expected to be roaming Australian roads...Many of those batteries are guaranteed by their manufacturers to work for more than eight years...what happens when these power sources finally wear out?

"Lithium, the metal most commonly used in electric vehicle batteries, was highly recyclable...Also making electric batteries more sustainable was their changing composition."

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