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MrSpArkle ,

It's hard to answer your question entirely right now, but many batteries end up in non-car applications for a few years before they run out of useful life. A car battery with 50% of its original 80kwh is still a LOT of juice.

https://www.greentecauto.com/product-category/repurposed-batteries
https://www.secondlife-evbatteries.com/collections/ev-battery/Module
https://evolveelectrics.com/products/tesla-model-s-lithium-ion-battery

So even before recycling there is a LOT of reuse possible.

But ultimately when it comes to the recycling process, as grids continue to go carbon-free, the amount of energy used to recycle batteries becomes irrelevant as long as there is an ecological upside.

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