One of the big “gotchas” anti-EV people on social media like to pull out is the future of your battery. In their heads, an expensive EV battery pack isn’t going to last very long and is utterly unrecyclable. So, the thinking goes, an electric car isn’t very green, is it? Checkmate, libs!
But they shouldn’t claim victory so fast. There are some gaping holes in the argument (even if we know that won’t stop them from making it over and over and over).
The good news is that a recent Toyota press release shows us that the claim is even less true in 2022 than it ever was. But, first, let’s talk about battery longevity.
EV Batteries Can Easily Outlast The Car
As we’ve pointed out before here at CleanTechnica, the biggest issue with their argument is that battery packs will probably last the life of a car. While there have certainly been battery replacements under warranty…
Toyota Places Recycled EV Batteries On Grid
