Tesla launches battery recycling at Nevada Gigafactory

Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada [CREDIT - YouTube user California Phantom]In its latest environmental impact statement, Tesla announced that it will open its own battery recycling facility. Tesla has been recycling batteries made at the factory using third-party recyclers. Now, as the earliest Model Ses reach 7 years old, and the company is starting to receive some batteries back after use in those early cars, it's...

EV batteries give new jolt to old lithium mining in North Carolina

Fisker flexible solid-state battery materialOne of the biggest challenges for building electric-car batteries has been sourcing enough lithium, which is mostly mined overseas. Though the world has no shortage of lithium, mining and processing operations haven't yet met growing demand for lithium batteries for cars and electronics. Now, a new lithium mine is working to get permits to open...