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With The 745-mile Solid-state Battery, Toyota Just Became A Force To Reckon With (www.topspeed.com)
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With The 745-mile Solid-state Battery, Toyota Just Became A Force To Reckon With::Toyota has been criticized for not being the most proactive manufacturer out there, but with this new solid-state battery, it just changed the game.

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[โ€“] billy_bollocks 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you meant expensive.

Not a lot of lithium is recycled nowadays. Added to this is the fact lithium is stuffed into all sorts of disposable junk tech that will likely never even be considered for recycling.

[โ€“] Zeth0s 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is the actual problem. Lithium can theoretically be recycled. Governments need to force investments in research and, once good methods are available, force recycling.

No company will do it without push