Simply not the case.
You are right that there is an issue with the ability to recycle other
batteries. We do need to find a way to deal with lithium-ion battery waste. But
I'm not aware of any health impacts associated with these batteries. What
impacts were you referring to?
But lead acid
Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
I'm always reluctant to recommend large scale solutions relying on lead acid
batteries.
The adverse environmental impacts of plants that process them are huge,
contaminating nearby communities with lead emissions for which there is no safe
exposure.
Lead can
I'm always reluctant to recommend large scale solutions relying on lead acid
batteries.
The adverse environmental impacts of plants that process them are huge,
contaminating nearby communities with lead emissions for which there is no safe
exposure.
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> On Jan 23, 2018, at
That made me look up usps ev stuff, found this fun history up to 2014
of USPS EV efforts:
https://about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/green/vehicles.htm
and some info about their current competition to replace trucks:
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Marc,
on the contrary. Batteries only perform as good as the mantenance they
receive.
I agree. Most batteries do not die of old age... they are "murdered" by
ignorance, neglect, and abuse!
What you do you think would happen to an ICE if no maintenance was done
Marc,
on the contrary. Batteries only perform as good as the mantenance they
receive.
Many experiments of EVs in fleet service (USPS comes to mind) "failed"
because the
drivers did not like the EVs and apparently necessary maintenance was
not performed,
so the EVs soon sat unused, abused.
My
