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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Steve Cotton: If you buy a new lead-acid battery today, I’d say 80 to 90% of the lead that’s in that battery came out of old batteries, probably dating back to multiple uses.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Steve Cotton: If you buy a new lead-acid battery today, I’d say 80 to 90% of the lead that’s in that battery came out of old batteries, probably dating back to multiple uses.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. EVs are still more expensive to buy at the outset, but they quickly pay for themselves over time in terms of financial value and reduced carbon emission when compared to ICE vehicles.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. EVs are still more expensive to buy at the outset, but they quickly pay for themselves over time in terms of financial value and reduced carbon emission when compared to ICE vehicles.

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