Yes, electric cars will create a waste problem — but only if we do nothing about it

In a report cited by Autocar, UK-based battery recycling firm Acleron says: “The EV revolution could create more than 11 million tonnes of battery waste worldwide a year in the next 20 years.” Indeed, EVs do present a new waste management challenge, but it’s only a problem if we — us humans — choose to do nothing about it. [Read: UK gets its first fully electric avenue to charge EVs on the street] Aceleron says that batteries should be designed with a circular life cycling in mind. In other words, it thinks waste can be reduced by reusing healthy battery…

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