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Can electric vehicle batteries be recycled?

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par Serge Pelissier, Chercheur sur le stockage de l’énergie dans les transports, Université Gustave Eiffel

Between 2000 and 2018, the number of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) manufactured was multiplied by 80. In 2018, 66% of them were used in electric vehicles (EVs). The planned development of electric mobility will increase demand for batteries, with the International Energy Agency estimating that between 2019 and 2030, battery demand will grow 17-fold.

This situation raises many questions related to the materials used to manufacture these…

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