02-22-2018, 01:31 PM
(02-22-2018, 12:40 PM)David Horn Wrote:(02-21-2018, 07:07 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: :: Rags contacts his inner Xer here.
The Ausies might want to see how long those batteries last, man.
Word: technonarcissism.
What a turkey! *
* Turkey award for Tesla.
This is a good point. Lithium-ion batteries, or their Lithium-Polymer equivalents, have a shelf-life issue. They need to be totally reworked every 10 years or so, often less as noted at the link. It's a chemical thing, and not easily overcome. They literally stop working, because they cease being the batteries they once were. Since it's more or less a total redo every time, assume your battery backup is on a 10 year total replacement cycle when pricing it ... and that's a best-case situation.
Ten years is a longer life than for many cars (depending on how they are maintained and driven, and the overall desirability of the car), let alone such components as tires. I would not be surprised to find that the lithium at the least is recyclable, and I would guess that it is more recyclable than the polymer plastic.
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