I don’t see why not. Cut them open separate the copper foil from the aluminum 
and recycle them normally. You could just leave the graphene and lithium slurry 
on there.

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> On Sep 9, 2018, at 4:16 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Marco.
> 
> To my knowledge, squeezing out the rest of the life through energy storage is 
> really the only next useful stage for these batteries. The y cannot be 
> recycled.
> 
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>> On Sep 9, 2018, at 6:09 AM, Barry Oppenheim via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I recently took my Saturn Vue EV out of service and have 48 LiOn cells in
>> my garage.  I am trying to find a way to *dispose/donate/sell them*.
>> 
>> Does anyone know if *regular metal/battery recyclers* take them?  I did try
>> to give them to someone but the cross country shipping logistics were a
>> nightmare. I live halfway between Philly and NYC.
>> 
>> If I decide to keep them does anyone see any problems or *safety issues*
>> having them sit in a heated garage, partially to mostly discharged, for a
>> couple years?
>> 
>> Cell details
>> 48 Calb 180Ah cells (they have not been charged for at least two years)
>> The cells were put into service in 2011 and have ~30000 miles on them.  I
>> estimate ~500-600 partial charge/discharge cycles.
>> www.justanotherevconversion.blogspot.com
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Barry
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