Laid out left to right to illustrate notable steps in the process of lithium battery recycling are: a pair of lithium iron phosphate batteries; a container of black mass powder obtained from shredding ...

Aerial view of lithium mining pits in Atacama Salt Flat, Chile, on July 29, 2024. The minerals found in an electric-car battery often travel thousands of miles around the world before the vehicles ...

In observance of America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, Charlotte, North Carolina-based battery recycler Cirba Solutions has issued a new report highlighting consumer insights on lithium battery recycling, ...

Lithium is extracted from brine at Silver Peak, Nevada, currently the only active lithium resource in the U.S. A UC Davis study shows that as demand for lithium grows in coming years, battery ...

Batteries have become an essential part of daily life. Seemingly everything requires them, from the TV remote to Ring doorbells. While they may be simple to find and use, how to properly dispose of ...

Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at ...

Today’s electric vehicle boom is tomorrow’s mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills. A research ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been central to the global energy transition, enabling electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid-scale storage through their high power density, energy ...

Rising battery demand is straining resources and recycling systems. Embracing circular economy principles could make lithium-ion batteries cleaner, longer-lasting, and less dependent on scarce ...

Today is National Battery Day, the holiday you never knew existed. It celebrates the ubiquity and usefulness of batteries by honoring their inventor, Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, born Feb. 18, ...

With ever more electric vehicles on the road, regulators and automakers are considering what can be done with the millions of batteries that power EVs after they're spent. Even when their useful life ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries remain a fire-causing nuisance, leading to the recall of a popular ebike and mobile power bank. Additionally, there were nearly 100 airline incidences caused by ...