This is the big snag with EVs (as with solar panels and wind turbines): how much does a battery really cost if you factor in recycling and environmental damages? (Sorry about the slideshow format.)

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    1 year ago

    i’ve seen some ex-nissan leaf battery packs get turned into DIY solar power storage for home use (on youtube), but it looks super complicated & not really doable for most people.

    full on recycling, breaking down to chemicals/metals and then reselling back to battery manufacturing companies is far more realistic for most EV batteries. it can be a dirty process though.

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      1 year ago

      yeah, there are a lot of options to do it.

      The most common i have seen is getting the packs to a standard low voltage (typically 48V), then using a LV compatible hybrid inverter/charger.

      What i meant was not DIY, but a company to set up a set of modules that easily plug in together, and sell them to the public.

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          1 year ago

          yeah there are a number of stackable kits around. but no, they would be new batteries.

          check out https://batteryhookup.com/ they always have recovered cells. look at these:

          i could do it, but the shipping to Australia is prohibitive. I am certain that they could do something, based off of a number of different module types from different EV manufacturers (Tesla, BYD, Nissan, etc), and build out a framework that can stack them together using as common as possible materials to make it lego-like.

          anyway, thats the dream!

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            1 year ago

            thanks for the link!

            that looks super DIY though… having to get the BMS, and then wiring it up properly is beyond my skills, I’ll probably go with a server rack battery that has the BMS other nice features built in.

            • palitu@lemmy.perthchat.org
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              1 year ago

              yes. i agree.

              What i am saying, as for reuse, i want a company to start up that builds and sells the reuseable EV batteries as home storage. no need for us to get our hands dirty, or even know what BMS is.