Nearly Half of Americans Think Electric Vehicle Batteries Are Not Recyclable

While electric vehicle sales have nearly doubled in the past year, they still represent just over 5% of vehicles on the road, and many of the other drivers are still guessing at how they work.Some of the biggest misconceptions about EVs are related to batteries and battery recycling, according to a new survey(Opens in a new window) of 1,004 randomly selected US consumers by Ascend Elements(Opens in a new window). Almost half (47%) believe that EV batteries cannot be recycled at all, and they will pile up in landfills full of toxic, leaking, old batteries. However, an impressive 39% are aware that batteries can be recycled and rehabbed over and over to make new EV batteries without performance loss. “We’ve encountered many myths and misconceptions about electric vehicles and, in particular, EV battery recycling,” says Roger Lin, VP of Global Marketing and Government Relations…

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