As we all know, EVs are seen an important step to reducing CO2 emissions and air quality issues because this can have an effect at a fairly granular household level. In addressing the used EV battery issue there is a notable [re-purposing program](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-25/used-ev-batteries-are-heading-to-factories-and-farms) in Oz to lower demand peaks and help phase out coal-fired peaker plants for farms and manufacturing, VW also has a [pilot program](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56574779) for its existing eGolfs, and McKinsey points out that by 2030 there will be a significant [market for used Li-Ion batteries](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/second-life-ev-batteries-the-newest-value-pool-in-energy-storage\#). It's encouraging to see there is a secondary market for EV batteries instead of the literal dump.
As an aside, my pet peeve is consumer dental products. The amount of single-use, non-recyclable plastics products is jaw dropping.
May 25, 2021, 7:45 a.m. - Merwinn
As we all know, EVs are seen an important step to reducing CO2 emissions and air quality issues because this can have an effect at a fairly granular household level. In addressing the used EV battery issue there is a notable [re-purposing program](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-25/used-ev-batteries-are-heading-to-factories-and-farms) in Oz to lower demand peaks and help phase out coal-fired peaker plants for farms and manufacturing, VW also has a [pilot program](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56574779) for its existing eGolfs, and McKinsey points out that by 2030 there will be a significant [market for used Li-Ion batteries](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/second-life-ev-batteries-the-newest-value-pool-in-energy-storage\#). It's encouraging to see there is a secondary market for EV batteries instead of the literal dump. As an aside, my pet peeve is consumer dental products. The amount of single-use, non-recyclable plastics products is jaw dropping.