Amazing stuff.

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    10 months ago

    Ok so let’s drill into it further.

    Lithium gets mined once and then enters a circular system where batteries can be recycled after 10+ years in service.

    It doesn’t exist in isolation either. While lithium is mined, its competitors (oil, coal, gas) are too with significantly higher environmental costs. They’re also not reusable.

    Zinc Bromide flow batteries look like a great idea for static energy storage but if you’re worried about mining, I have bad news.

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      10 months ago

      Are lithium batteries getting recycled? Because there are millions of pounds of disposable vapes that just get fuckin yote directly into a landfill. Then they crack and leak PFAS into the ground water.

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        10 months ago

        Large car batteries can become second life static energy storage before being completely recycled .

        This is one of those instances where capitalism helps us out - there’s money to be made in old batteries.

        Single use vapes are pretty damn disgusting all around TBH.

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        10 months ago

        So we should continue mining single-use hydrocarbons because disposable vapes exist?

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          10 months ago

          That’s definitely not what I said lmfao I said I’m excited for better battery technology.